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Two Canadians Formally Charged with Espionage, Face Possible Death Penalty

Posted by Sophie Beach | Jun 19, 2020

Prosecutors in China have filed cases against two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, on charges of spying. Both men were detained in December 2018, shortly after the detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Canada....

Hong Kong Blocks June 4 Vigil as National Security Law Looms

Posted by Samuel Wade | Jun 3, 2020

Hong Kong police filed a letter of objection on Monday against the territory’s traditional June 4 vigil, effectively banning the annual commemoration of the infamous 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing. The move has...

Fears for Canadians Held in China as Meng Wanzhou Extradition Case Allowed to Proceed

Posted by Sophie Beach | May 28, 2020

A Canadian judge has ruled that the extradition case against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, filed by the U.S. government, will be allowed to proceed. Meng, who was detained at the Vancouver airport in December 2018, has been charged...

Paid Protesters at Extradition Hearings Highlight Canada’s Predicament

Posted by Samuel Wade | Jan 29, 2020

Court hearings on the prospective extradition of Huawei CFO and founder’s daughter Meng Wanzhou from Canada to the U.S. ended inconclusively last week. Meng’s arrest in Vancouver in December 2018 prompted a flurry of...

Rights Group Wants Canada to Take Action Against CGTN’s Broadcast of Forced Confessions

Posted by Josh Rudolph | Dec 18, 2019

Much alarm has been expressed over China’s broadcasting of likely forced confessions aimed at chilling public activism and dissent in recent years. In 2018, Safeguard Defenders published an in-depth report on the methods,...

China Defends Record on International Human Rights Day

Posted by Samuel Wade | Dec 10, 2019

On Tuesday, International Human Rights Day, spokesperson Hua Chunying mounted a familiar defense of China’s rights record at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ regular press conference: Q: It’s the Human Rights...

Two Americans Detained in China

Posted by Sophie Beach | Oct 17, 2019

Two Americans, Jacob Harlan and Alyssa Petersen, were detained in Jiangsu Province in late October, and the company they work for, China Horizons, has closed down. Harlan is the owner and Petersen is the director of the company....