Imprisonment of veteran journalist Ronson Chan marks new low for press freedom in Hong Kong RSF is outraged by the imprisonment of Ronson Chan, a veteran journalist and former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, who has lost his appeal today.

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Imprisonment of veteran journalist Ronson Chan marks new low for press freedom in Hong Kong Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is outraged by the imprisonment of Ronson Chan, a veteran journalist and former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, who has lost his appeal today against the charge of “obstructing a police officer” and has been sentenced to five days in prison. “The imprisonment of Ronson Chan, a leading figure in independent journalism in Hong Kong, on trumped-up charges, demonstrates how far the authorities are willing to go to silence independent media. The verdict sets

Imprisonment of veteran journalist Ronson Chan marks new low for press freedom in Hong Kong Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is outraged by the imprisonment of Ronson Chan, a veteran journalist and former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, who has lost his appeal today against the cha

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