カテゴリー: Canada
Michael Spavor has been detained in China since 2018 in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a Huawei executive Justin Trudeau has reacted angrily to the closed-door trial of a Canadian man detained in China for more than two years on espionage …
Canadian diplomat among officials denied access to court for espionage trial, which ended without a verdictChina held a secret one-day trial on Friday of the Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who has been detained for more than two years in China al…
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor stand trial on espionage charges widely seen as retaliation for Huawei executive’s arrestFor more than 830 days, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been detained in Chinese jail cells, facing espionage charges that…
Canada criticises pair’s detention as ‘arbitrary’ as Beijing says trial will begin on FridayChina has announced it will begin trials for the two Canadians it detained in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a telecoms executive.Michael Kovrig an…
Editorial in state-run Global Times said Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor would likely stand trial in coming weeksTwo Canadian men detained in China are likely to stand trial in the coming weeks, according to a state-backed newspaper, dimming hopes th…
Parliament’s move was not supported by Trudeau and likely to raise diplomatic tensions between the two nationsCanada has become the second country in the world to describe China’s treatment of its Uighur minority as a genocide, following a contentious …
Statement made no mention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor but Canada has tried to build global support to secure their releaseChina has lashed out against Canada for signing a declaration denouncing the arbitrary detention of foreign citizens, des…
Beijing refused to accept that shirts using W ‘bat’ logo were not an insult linked to the coronavirusA diplomatic row between China and Canada over an order of T-shirts bearing a modified logo of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan has continued, with Beiji…
China lodged a complaint after images of the garment circulated online, showing the word ‘Wuhan’ on top of the group’s stylised ‘W’Canada has said it regrets a “misunderstanding” after a diplomat ordered a custom T-shirt showing the word “Wuhan” over t…
Family of women’s rights advocate, found dead in Canadian lake, call for police to reopen investigationIt was the homecoming they never wanted. Five years ago, Karima Baloch fled Pakistan after her work as a prominent human rights activist put her life…
Canada allowed family of Meng Wanzhou to visit herOttawa believes China sees detentions are bargaining chipChinese authorities have said they allowed two imprisoned Canadians to phone their families at Christmas – the first time one of the men had spok…
Chief financial officer received multiple death threats during time in Vancouver, Canadian court toldHuawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, has received multiple death threats – including bullets in the mail – while under house arrest in Vanco…
Husband says foul play cannot be ruled out after body of 37-year-old dissident discovered in TorontoA dissident Pakistani human rights activist living in exile in Canada has been found dead in Toronto after going missing.Karima Baloch, 37, was granted …
India condemns ‘unacceptable interference’ from Canadian PMTrudeau called clashes between police and farmers ‘concerning’India has summoned Canada’s top diplomat to protest at comments by Justin Trudeau on recent mass protests by farmers in the country…
Foreign ministry rejects calls by western security grouping to reinstate ousted pro-democracy lawmakersChina has rejected criticism by the Five Eyes alliance of its Hong Kong policy, saying it “should face up to the reality” that the former British col…