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Added on the 19/03/2021 02:06:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Police vehicles with tinted windows believed to be carrying Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians detained in China since December 2018, arrive at a court in the northeastern city of Dandong, surrounded by about a dozen police officers. Spavor is set to face trial Friday morning for espionage, charges which Canada has attacked as "trumped up" as relations between Ottawa and Beijing plummet. IMAGES
A small group of protesters gather outside the Hong Kong court where the city's largest national security trial was set to begin. "Crackdown is shameless," read a banner carried by two people, adding: "Immediately release all political prisoners." IMAGES
Foreign diplomats gather outside a Beijing court where the trial is set to begin for Michael Kovrig, the Canadian detained in China on espionage charges more than two years ago. IMAGES
Hong Kong's largest-ever national security trial begins final arguments Wednesday, more than 1,000 days after the case against 47 democracy activists under the Beijing-imposed law began. IMAGES
The Canadian ambassador to China Dominic Barton hit out at the verdict of 11 years in the trial of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor over spying, and linked it to Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's ongoing hearings in Vancouver. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.