Patrick Lam (journalist)

Patrick Lam (Chinese: 林绍桐) is a Hong Kong journalist.[1] Lam was formerly an editor at the now defunct pro-democracy Stand News.[2][3] He previously covered the crackdown on the city's civil liberties.

Sedition case

In August 2024, Lam and fellow former Stand News editor Chung Pui-kuen were under a colonial-era sedition law of "conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious publications" by Hong Kong District Court Judge Kwok Wai-Kin.[4] The trial was the first against members of the media since the 1997 Hong Kong handover.[5][6] In September 2024, Lam was sentenced to 10 months in prison.[7]

Former governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten described the convictions as "a dark day for press freedom" in Hong Kong.[8] The arrests were criticized by Amnesty International's China Director Sarah Brooks, who described them as ‘jailed for doing their job’.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Stand News: Hong Kong jails journalists for sedition". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong court jails 2 ex-Stand News editors for up to 21 months for sedition". South China Morning Post. 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  4. ^ "Two journalists found guilty of sedition in trial seen as blow to Hong Kong's press freedom". NBC News. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  5. ^ "What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?". AP News. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong: Stand News editors found guilty in landmark sedition case". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in a case seen as a barometer of press freedom". AP News. 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  8. ^ Davidson, Helen; Hawkins, Amy (2024-08-29). "Two Stand News journalists in Hong Kong found guilty of sedition". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  9. ^ "Hong Kong: Stand News journalists 'jailed for doing their job'". Amnesty International. 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2024-09-26.