香港法院判决《华尔街日报》出版商道琼斯公司违反工会权利法 1。法院裁定该公司违反"阻止或阻碍员工行使工会权利"罪名 1，但在"因行使工会权利而解雇或歧视"罪名上被判无罪 1。每项指控的最高罚款为港币10万元（约12,750美元） 1。
此案涉及记者赛琳娜·郑。郑于2024年被任命为香港记者协会主席，数周后遭公司解雇 1。据郑声称，编辑曾告诉她员工不应被视为在"香港等地"倡导新闻自由，称这可能产生利益冲突 1。郑于2024年7月失业后对道琼斯公司进行私人起诉 1。香港记者协会成立于1968年，是香港历史最久的记者工会 1。
该案反映了香港新闻环境的恶化。2020年国安法实施后，香港新闻自由排名大幅下降，从2019年的全球第73位跌至2026年的第140位（共180个国家和地区） 1。
A Hong Kong court has found Dow Jones & Company, publisher of the Wall Street Journal, guilty of deterring an employee from exercising union rights.1 The conviction centers on the case of Selina Cheng, a reporter who was dismissed weeks after being appointed chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association in 2024.1 The court determined that the company improperly prevented Cheng from assuming the union role by citing a code of conduct, ruling that advocating for press freedom in Hong Kong and other locations could create conflicts of interest.1 According to Cheng's account, editors told her that employees should not be seen as promoting press freedom "in places such as Hong Kong."1
While Dow Jones was convicted on the charge of obstructing or deterring an employee from exercising union rights, the court acquitted the company of the separate allegation of dismissing or discriminating against an employee for exercising such rights.1 Each charge carried a maximum penalty of HK$100,000, approximately $12,750.1 Cheng filed a private lawsuit against Dow Jones after losing her job in July 2024.1
The case has drawn attention to the state of press freedom in Hong Kong, where conditions have deteriorated significantly following the 2020 National Security Law.1 The Hong Kong Journalists Association, founded in 1968 as the territory's oldest reporters' union, has documented this decline.1 Hong Kong's global press freedom ranking dropped sharply from 73rd place in 2019 to 140th out of 180 countries and territories in 2026.1
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