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Beijing asks Thailand to extradite Chinese journalist

BEIJING - China has asked Thailand to promptly extradite a Chinese journalist who rights groups say could face political persecution ‌and torture back home because of his investigations into corruption in China.

Bangkok Post

Rights groups call on Laos to release lawyer held after fleeing China

Sixty-eight organisations sign letter amid fears Lu Siwei could be deported at request of Chinese authorities

The Guardian - UK

Sunak urged to rethink visit by Chinese official linked to forcible removal of dissidents

Liu Jianchao accused of directing fugitive recovery operations targeting regime’s opponents

The Guardian - UK

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China closes UK network of ‘secret police stations’ with alleged Glasgow base

CHINA says it has closed a network of ‘secret police stations’ in the UK, which allegedly included one based in a Glasgow restaurant...

The National (Scotland)

China steps up use of ‘exit bans’ against government critics

At least 15 laws and legal instruments now cover exit bans with millions of people potentially affected.

Al Jazeera

China's exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi

China is increasingly barring people from leaving the country, including foreign executives, a jarring message as the authorities say the country is open for business after three years of tight COVID-19 restrictions.

Reuters

Dissidents urge Western action as China targets critics overseas

Alleged Chinese police stations overseas raise concerns Beijing is formalising surveillance far beyond its borders.

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Chinese ‘secret police stations’: Everything we know

Beijing denies community centres on foreign soil being used to monitor and intimidate Chinese dissidents

The Independent UK

Explainer: China’s covert overseas ‘police stations’

Two men in New York are accused by the FBI of being covert enforcers for the Chinese government. Such operations are being uncovered worldwide

The Guardian - UK

What are China's alleged 'secret overseas police stations'?

Police in New York have arrested two men for allegedly setting up a secret police station for a Chinese provincial police agency to collect information on opponents of the ruling Communist Party

The Independent UK

Why is there a Chinese police car patrolling the streets of Douala, Cameroon?

Residents of Douala, Cameroon took several photos and videos of a police car with Mandarin writing on it in January. Locals said that they have seen the vehicle, driven by Cameroonian police officers, in a neighbourhood with a large number of Chinese businesses on several occasions since late 2022. Our…

France 24

Canada probes alleged Chinese police stations in Quebec

Canadian police say they are investigating two alleged secret "police stations" operated by Chinese authorities in Quebec.

The New Daily

Canada investigates alleged Chinese police posts in Quebec

Canadian police say they are investigating two alleged secret “police stations” operated by Chinese authorities in Quebec

The Independent UK

Japan to look into group's report of secret Chinese police stations

Japanese authorities are investigating a report from a human rights group that China has set up police offices in Japan, a top government spokesperson said on Thursday, following similar checks by European countries, the United States and Canada.

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EU countries must do more to tackle secret China police stations - NGO

EU countries are failing to provide a united front against the threat posed by dozens of secret Chinese "service stations" on their soil, a human rights group behind the exposure of the alleged facilities said on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

Police visit Scots restaurant accused of being secret Chinese Government base

OFFICERS from Police Scotland have visited the restaurant in Glasgow suspected of being a “secret police base” for the Chinese communist regime…

The Independent UK

Madrid-based human rights group says China has more secret ‘police stations’ abroad than reported

NGO finds over 100 police station aimed at clamping down on Chinese dissidents living in exile

The Guardian - UK

Italy home to 11 of 100-plus unofficial Chinese ‘police stations’

Civil rights group claims outposts are used to monitor Chinese population abroad and force dissidents to return

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The global ambitions of Chinese law

A recent report by the NGO Safeguard Defenders about the existence of "secret Chinese police stations" in cities around the world, including New York, has sparked investigations in several European countries and attracted the attention of the FBI. But while these investigations aim to protect the rule of law from…

The Guardian - US

Canada issues ‘cease and desist’ warning to China over ‘police stations’ in Ottawa

China accused of illegal activities but Beijing embassy says locations are merely ‘service stations’ to renew driver’s licenses

The Guardian - UK

French regulator called on to withdraw licence allowing CGTN to broadcast from London

Chinese state broadcaster transmits from Chiswick studio despite Ofcom revoking UK licence last year

Reuters

Canada probes reports of Chinese 'police service stations' in Toronto

Canadian police said on Tuesday they were investigating reports of Chinese "police service stations" operating in the Greater Toronto Area for possible interference in Canadian interests and threats to national security.

The Guardian - US

‘A brazen intrusion’: China’s foreign police stations raise hackles in Canada

Beijing says Toronto locations are ‘services stations’ to renew licenses – but China watchers say they monitor and pressure country’s diaspora

The Independent UK

Netherlands orders closure of ‘unacceptable’ Chinese police offices

Dutch foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra says presence of ‘illegal’ police offices is ‘unacceptable’

The Guardian - US

Police investigate claim of secret Chinese police stations in Canada

RCMP looking into ‘reports of criminal activity’ surrounding facilities allegedly used to put pressure on Chinese nationals abroad

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