Tag: Chinese Human Rights Defender

Supporters of Missing Human-Rights Defender Say He Is Being Detained in China

May 30, 2023
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Family and supporters of a missing Chinese human-rights defender with ties to Canada say they have credible word he has been imprisoned in China since October. They said in a statement that Dong Guangping is being held by Chinese authorities in the Zhengzhou No. 3 Detention Centre in Henan province, apparently without charge or pending…

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Canadian Supporters of Missing Chinese Human-Rights Defender Want More Information

March 29, 2023
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Canadian supporters of Dong Guangping, a missing Chinese human-rights defender, are disappointed with what they call a disingenuous response from Vietnamese officials to the United Nations. There has been no word of Dong’s fate since he was arrested Aug. 24 by Vietnamese police. In mid-December, UN human-rights experts wrote to the Vietnamese government seeking answers…

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Canadian Woman Fears Father Is in Chinese Custody for Speaking out on Human Rights

November 17, 2022
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The daughter of a missing Chinese human rights defender is appealing to the Vietnamese and Chinese governments to reveal her father’s whereabouts and allow him to travel to Canada. There has been no word of Dong Guangping’s fate since he was arrested Aug. 24 by Vietnamese police. His daughter Katherine Dong, who lives in Toronto…

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