The detention of Hui’s parents is seen as part of a broader campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to intimidate and silence overseas activists.
Liberal MP Paul Chiang steps down over “bounty” remarks
Paul Chiang announced his departure hours after Canada’s federal police confirmed it was “looking into” allegations Chiang had endorsed turning a political rival over to China for a bounty reward.
Paul Chiang remains a Liberal candidate despite urging people to collect a bounty on opponent
Leader Mark Carney and the Liberals have opted to stand by a candidate whose comments about a Conservative rival represent a serious “escalation in transnational repression.”
Canada allegedly gutted a report calling for a border strike force
Recommendations and findings from the 1997 Sidewinder report return to the spotlight in the wake of Washington’s call for action over border security.
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How the CCP leverages and manipulates overseas news outlets to spread its influence and narrative around the world.
Former Hong Kong activist speaks out
A former activist who relocated to the United States to escape transnational repression urges Ottawa MPs to do more: The Bureau.
Dozens sentenced in case that crushed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp
The defendants, including politicians and activists, aimed to gain control of the legislature, a strategy that Beijing deemed subversive.
Stand News editors found guilty in landmark sedition case
A litmus test case delivers an ominous verdict for the future of press freedom in Hong Kong.
Former Toronto mayoral candidate met with sanctioned Hong Kong officials
A Chinese Canadian businessman and former Toronto mayoral candidate has met with two Hong Kong officials sanctioned by the U.S., claim Chinese-language media reports.
Democracy in Hong Kong did not fail – it was killed by Beijing and its quislings
Journalist Benedict Rogers responds to Hong Kong’s Regina Ip over comments about Hong Kong’s descent into illiberal authoritarianism.
China extends crackdown on rights lawyers to Hong Kong
Nine years after a nationwide operation targeting rights attorneys, their lives have yet to return to normal.
Censored back home, Hong Kong authors are publishing in Taiwan
The city’s authors are taking their thoughts and memories elsewhere, as a new publishing base emerges in exile.
Hong Kong police make threatening phone call to pro-democracy supporter living in Canada
Dissidents have been warning for years that Beijing bullies beyond its borders. Now an instance of intimidation in Canada by a Chinese official has been obtained on audio.
Hong Kong’s foreign judges should resign
A new report exposes the serious ethical problems non-permanent judges from the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada pose in Hong Kong’s current era of political persecution.
Hong Kong’s freedoms: what China promised and how it’s cracking down
“Beijing’s ideal scenario is to keep Hong Kong as a financial center without all the freedom.” But freedom, it seems, has been a key driver of Hong Kong’s success.
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