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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Jessie Pang

REVEALED: Head of hong kong journalists group charged with obstructing police | Vintage Vibes

Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), reports to police over his charge of obstructing police, in Hong Kong, China September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

The head of Hong Kong's leading journalist group was charged on Monday with obstructing police officers, a case seen by critics as a further blow to media freedoms in the Chinese-ruled city.

Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, was detained on Sept. 7 by two plainclothes officers while he was out reporting a story.

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