OTTAWA—A state-affiliated publication in China says two Canadian men will “soon” receive their first trial after more than two years in detention. But a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada says Canadian diplomats have not been notified of any court hearings and are not aware of any set timelines for trials. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor…
Chinese Media Report Says Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor to Face First Trial ‘Soon’
Trudeau Rejects Chinese Ambassador’s Claim That Detention of ‘Two Michaels’ Unconnected to Meng’s Arrest
March 4, 2021
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has strongly refuted a claim by China’s ambassador to Canada that “there’s no connection” between the detention of two Canadian citizens in China and Canada’s arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. “It is obvious that the two Michaels were arrested on trumped-up national security charges days after we fulfilled our extradition…
UK Backs Canadian Initiative Against State-Sponsored Arbitrary Detention
February 15, 2021
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Britain announced on Monday that it had joined a Canadian-led initiative to condemn and deter state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes. By joining the initiative, the UK government is “doing more to safeguard the rights of British people abroad,” the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) said in a press release. The…
Canada, Dozens of Allies, Declare Arbitrary Detentions Immoral Amid Kovrig, Spavor
February 15, 2021
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OTTAWA—Canada and has created a coalition with 57 other countries to support a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes. The new declaration was born out of a year of behind-the-scenes international diplomacy, spearheaded by former foreign affairs minister Francois-Philippe Champagne. Canada has sought global support to free Michael…
Germany’s UN Envoy Calls for Release of Kovrig and Spavor; China Fires Back
Germany’s envoy to the United Nations (U.N), during his last scheduled U.N. Security Council meeting, called on Beijing to release Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for Christmas, prompting a harsh rebuke from China’s deputy U.N. envoy in response. “Let me end my tenure in the Security Council by appealing to my Chinese colleagues to…
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