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China sentences second Canadian to death

April 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death for producing and trafficking methamphetamine. Fan Wei, whose gender was not specified, is the second Canadian to be sentenced to death this year. Ten […]

Canada police make arrest in Chinese student abduction

March 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canadian police have made an arrest in the armed kidnapping investigation of a 22-year-old Chinese student. Three men grabbed Wanzhen Lu and forced him into a van in an underground car park in Markham, a […]

Meng Wanzhou: Huawei chief executive can be extradited, Canada says

March 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canada has said it will allow the US extradition case against Huawei’s chief executive to move forward, but the court must make a final decision. The US wants Meng Wanzhou, Huawei chief financial officer, to […]

Fang Fenghui: China’s ex-top general jailed for life

February 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A former high-ranking Chinese general has been sentenced to life in jail for corruption, state media reports. Fang Fenghui, ex-chief of joint staff of the People’s Liberation Army, was found guilty of bribery and having […]

Wang Quanzhang: China jails leading human rights lawyer

January 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

China has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to four and a half years in prison for state subversion. Wang, 42, had defended political campaigners and victims of land seizures, as well as followers […]

Yang Hengjun: China holds Australian writer for ‘criminal activity’

January 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

China says it is investigating a Chinese-Australian writer for alleged “involvement in criminal activities endangering China’s national security”. Yang Hengjun’s detention in China was earlier disclosed by Australia – days after he went missing. The […]

Canadian’s death sentence in China ‘horrific’, family says

January 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

The family of a Canadian man who has been sentenced to death in China say their “worst fears” have been realised. Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was given a 15-year jail term in November but, on Monday, […]

Wang Quanzhang: China human rights lawyer trial begins

December 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

China has placed a prominent human rights lawyer on trial for subversion. Wang Quanzhang went missing in a crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and activists in 2015, and is one of the last to be […]

US charges ‘China government hackers’

December 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US justice department has indicted two Chinese men accused of hacking into the computer networks of companies and government agencies in Western countries. The pair are allegedly part of a “hacking group” known as […]

Huawei CFO arrest ‘violates human rights’, China says

December 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

China has urged the US and Canada to “clarify” the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer. The daughter of the founder of the Chinese telecoms giant was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]