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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
James Pomfret

Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club suspends top Asian human rights awards

The logo of Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) is seen outside its building in Hong Kong, China January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/Files

Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) has suspended its annual Human Rights Press Awards so as not to "unintentionally" violate any laws, according to a statement from the club president on Monday.

The cancellation of the awards, run for more than a quarter of a century and among the most prestigious in Asia, is the latest blow to media freedoms following the introduction of a national security law in 2020 to bring the former British colony into line with the rest of China.

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