said it s shutting down, after hundreds of national security police raided its office on wednesday. these are images from the raid. seven former and current employees were arrested, for publishing what police described as seditious publications . stand news, set up in 2014 as a non profit, was the most prominent remaining pro democracy publication in hong kong after the closure ofjailed tycoonjimmy lai s iconic apple daily tabloid. our correspondent danny vincent is there. earlier in the day, of course hundred of police officers raided stand news. a number of former and current journalists were arrested. stand news is considered by many people to be perhaps the last prominent pro democracy publication here in the city. when apple daily, perhaps the most popular tabloid in hong kong was closed earlier in the year, many observers and critics pointed to stand news. many questioned how much
2014 as a non profit, was the most prominent remaining pro democracy publication in hong kong after the closure ofjailed tycoonjimmy lai s iconic apple daily tabloid. our correspondent danny vincent is there. earlier in the day, of course hundred of police officers raided stand news. a number of former and current journalists were arrested. stand news is considered by many people to be perhaps the last prominent pro democracy publication here in the city. when apple daily, perhaps the most popular tabloid in hong kong was closed earlier in the year, many observers and critics pointed to stand news. many questioned how much longer this publication would be able to last. i ve been speaking to many of the journalists over the last few months. there was a sense of impending doom, you can say,
prominent remaining pro democracy publication in hong kong after the closure ofjailed tycoonjimmy lai s iconic apple daily tabloid. 0ur correspondent danny vincent told us more. earlier in the day, of course, hundred of police officers raided stand news. a number of former and current journalists were arrested. stand news is considered by many people to be perhaps the last prominent pro democracy publication here in the city. when apple daily, perhaps the most popular tabloid in hong kong, was closed earlier in the year, many observers and critics pointed to stand news. many questioned how much longer this publication would be able to last. i ve been speaking to many of the journalists over the last few months. there was a sense of impending doom, you can say, about the fate of this organisation, but there was also lots of, a lack of clarity.