Calls for Canada’s former chief justice Beverley McLachlin to resign from Hong Kong’s top court have rekindled after police in the city offered bounties for eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists living overseas. “Given the nature of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP] and its control of Hong Kong, the courts in Hong Kong will not remain independent…
Renewed Calls for Canada’s Ex-Chief Justice to Quit Hong Kong’s Top Court as HK Police Hunt Democracy Activists
Hong Kong Democracy Activist in Vancouver, BC, as Bounty Issued for Arrest
A democracy activist who’s in Vancouver, B.C., to promote his plan for a Hong Kong parliament in exile says he’s unafraid after the Chinese territory issued a bounty for his arrest over the proposal. Elmer Yuen nevertheless called on the Canadian government to abolish its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, in light of the $170,000…
Australian Amb. to China Denied Entry to Beijing Trial of Writer Yang Hengjun
May 26, 2021
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Australian Ambassador to China Graham Fletcher has been denied entry to the closed court trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun which began in Beijing today. “Unfortunately, we’ve just been denied entry into the court,” Fletcher told reporters outside the Beijing Second Intermediate Court on Thursday. The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus (novel coronavirus) pandemic was…
UK Prosecutor Pulls out of Hong Kong Case Against Pro-Democracy Activists
January 20, 2021
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HONG KONG—A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in Britain including “disgraceful” comments by its foreign minister, city authorities said on Wednesday. David Perry, a Queen’s Counsel, was due to lead the case against tabloid media magnate Jimmy Lai…
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