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Added on the 11/08/2021 04:01:41 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images outside Dandong Detention Center, where Canadian businessman Michael Spavor awaits the verdict of his spy trial. Spavor, is one of two Canadians detained in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, on a US extradition warrant. IMAGES
Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong's now shuttered pro-democracy news outlet Stand News, arrives at Wanchai District Court ahead of a ruling in a landmark sedition trial. It's the first case of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. 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
Police and media are seen outside court ahead of Hong Kong's first national security trial verdict. The court will lay down a marker on the city's future legal landscape when it delivers its verdict in the first trial using a national security law imposed by China to stamp out dissent. IMAGES
French-Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz arrives at a Geneva court ahead of the verdict in his corruption trial over mining deals in Guinea. 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.