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China unlawfully detains thousands, convicts 1,545 'prisoners of conscienc
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), a non-governmental organization consisting of domestic and international rights activists, stated that the extent of unlawful detention by Chinese authorities could amount to crimes against humanity.
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Human rights advocates criticise China for torturing detained writer, jour
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Human rights advocates have alleged that Chinese authorities are mistreating Chinese Australian writer Yang Hengjun and journalist Zhang Zhan as part of a larger effort to suppress dissent.
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Chinese court gives suspended death sentence to Australian writer: Penny W
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said that Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been given a suspended death sentence by a Chinese court.
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Sentencing date of detained Australians in China extended by another three
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The two Chinese-born Australians who have been stuck behind bars for years in China have had their sentencing delayed, resulting in a fresh blow to hopes of their release.
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Australian writer pleads not guilty to espionage charges in China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): Former Chinese diplomat and Australian writer Yang Hengjun on Thursday pleaded not guilty to espionage charges in an over six-hour trial in Beijing, according to one of his lawyers.
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'Deeply regrettable': China bars Australian diplomats from writer's espion
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): Australian diplomats were denied access to the closed-door trial of Chinese-born Australian writer Yang Hengjun, who has been charged with espionage, on Thursday, amid rapidly souring ties between Beijing and Canberra.
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Detained for almost two years, Australian writer formally charged with esp
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 10 (ANI): Languishing in jail in China for almost two years, an Australian writer and democracy activist, Yang Hengjun, has been formally charged with espionage by Chinese prosecutors, paving the way for him to face trial.
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Australia concerned, disappointed after citizen arrested in China on spyin
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Aug 27 (ANI): Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne condemned the formal arrest of Australian writer Yang Hengjun by China on espionage charges. The Australian citizen was first detained in January this year.
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China charges Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun with espionage
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing (China), Jan 25 (ANI): China has charged detained Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun with espionage for “endangering" the country's national security and engaging in “criminal activities”.
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Australia confirms detention of blogger in China
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney (Australia), Jan 24 (ANI): The Australian government on Thursday confirmed that a well-known writer and former Chinese official with Australian citizenship has been detained in his native country.
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Australia seeks information about author missing in China
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney (Australia), Jan 23 (ANI): The Australian government is seeking information about the whereabouts of a prominent Chinese-Australian writer who has been out of contact after arriving in China over five days ago, media reports said.
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