# @nextshark on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C_RGoXjP4CU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/22692113-nextshark-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-08-29T20:28:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NextShark (@nextshark) — https://gondola.cc/nextshark

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The case brought the first sedition trial targeting journalists since Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997.⁠
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The convictions are a stark indicator of the deteriorating press freedom in Hong Kong, which was once a bastion of free speech in Asia. ⁠
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The case also highlighted the chilling effect on the local media landscape, with many journalists now forced to exercise self-censorship to avoid crossing the increasingly perilous red lines set by authorities.⁠
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