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sedition

[si-dish-uhn] / sɪˈdɪʃ ən /


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In late 2021, prominent online outlet Stand News also shut down, and its former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen eventually received a 21-month jail sentence for sedition.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

In December he was convicted of sedition and colluding with foreigners after an interminable trial that seemed designed to drag out his punishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Third, retired officers can be court-martialed for sedition.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Police have reportedly detained a man, who was part of a group petitioning for an independent inquiry, for suspected sedition on Saturday.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Black newspapers—unabashedly partisan on issues pertaining to the Negro—refused to censor themselves, despite the federal government’s threat to level sedition charges against them.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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