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Manhattan resident pleads guilty to involvement in operating secret Chines
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The resident has been identified as Chen Jinping, a US citizen, who helped with administrative duties at the secretive station in Manhattan's Chinatown in 2022, according to Radio Free Asia report.
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Some analysts, watchdogs express concern over China's deployment of "consu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Some analysts and watchdogs have expressed concern over the deployment of so-called "consular volunteers," who see them as part of the Chinese Communist Party's "long arm" abroad.
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US discovers six more Chinese 'police stations'
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"We found at least four listed in the US by PRC (People's Republic of China) public security authorities, plus flagged an additional four overseas Chinese service centers in the US set up by the UFWD networks responsible for manning the stations," a spokeswoman for Safeguard Defenders told N
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China's secret overseas police stations unveiled, shocking truths emerge
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Madrid-based human rights organization, Safeguard Defenders, in its 21-page report, titled "110 Overseas - Chinese TransNational Policing Gone Wild" has revealed the presence of dozens of Chinese police "service stations" in major cities around the world.
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Overseas secret Chinese "police stations" found in Canada, 102 stations ov
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a new report 'Patrol and Persuade' released on Monday, the Spain-based non-governmental organization Safeguard Defenders said it used open source statements from People's Republic of China authorities, Chinese police and state media to document at least 48 additional 'police' stations
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'Landmark' court ruling blocks Taiwan man's extradition to China
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Back in October, a French court unanimously ruled that a Taiwan national accused of telecoms fraud, should not be extradited from Poland to China as he could face ill-treatment or torture and may not have access to a fair trial, the Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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Landmark decision could herald end to EU's extraditions to China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Madrid-based rights group Safeguard Defenders said this momentous decision will most likely mean European countries will find it near impossible to extradite suspects to China again.
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Overseas "police stations" meant for renewing driving licenses, other serv
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier in September, Madrid-based group Safeguard Defenders' reported about the Chinese police's expanding global policing toolkit after examining a seemingly recent campaign to counter transnational telecom and online fraud by several provinces in China.
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House arrest instances in China could cross over a million in next 3 years
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 7 (ANI): Under the Chinese President Xi Jinping, the law enforcement's use of house arrests or "residential surveillance" has risen sharply, media reports said citing a research by Safeguard Defenders.
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China uses psychiatric hospitals to punish activists: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 18 (ANI): Chinese police and government agents send petitioners and activists to psychiatric wards for medically-unnecessary compulsory treatment, where some languish for years, according to a report by Safeguard Defenders.
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China's 'oppression' causing nationals to seek political asylum overseas,
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): In view of the "oppressive system" of governance in China, the number of Chinese nationals seeking political asylum overseas has spiked significantly under the rule of President Xi Jinping.
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China forcefully brought nearly 10,000 'fugitives' by 'threatening' their
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): China's global hunt for "fugitives" hit a new milestone just around Christmas last year, as, since its launch in 2014 as part of President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, nearly 10,000 are claimed to have been successfully returned from over 120 coun
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