Stand News

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Stand News

Type of site	News
Available in	Traditional Chinese
Dissolved	29 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-29)
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Owner	Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Ltd.
URL	thestandnews.com
Commercial	No
Registration	None
Launched	30 December 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-30)
Current status	Defunct

Stand News (Chinese: 立場新聞) was a free non-profit online news website based in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2021. Founded in December 2014, it was the successor of House News. It primarily focused on social and political issues in Hong Kong, and generally took a pro-democracy editorial position.

Stand News was ranked highest in credibility among online news media in Hong Kong in two public opinion surveys conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2016 and 2019.^[1][2]

On 29 December 2021, amid the backdrop of increasing government suppression of news media following the 2020 enactment of the Hong Kong national security law, Stand News was raided by the Hong Kong Police Force, who arrested senior staff and froze the company's assets. As a result, similar to Apple Daily earlier the same year, Stand News was forced to dismiss its staff and cease operations.^[3]