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Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet shuts down

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A pro-democracy media outlet in Hong Kong has shut its doors.

Stand News closed after national security police raided its office and arrested seven people associated with the publication. Law enforcement officials said the arrests were tied to multiple "seditious" articles published by the outlet between July 2020 and November 2021.

Pro-democracy outlet Apple Daily closed earlier this year after China introduced its sweeping National Security Law on the city in 2020.

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