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 by Staff Writers Brussels (AFP) Oct 8, 2018
The European Union added its voice on Monday to a chorus of condemnation of Hong Kong's decision to order a leading British journalist to leave the city. The Financial Times' Victor Mallet has been given a week to quit the city after angering authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong by hosting a speech by a pro-independence figure, in what is seen as a challenge to press freedom in the semi-autonomous jurisdiction. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini's office dubbed the expulsion "a worrying precedent", in a statement. "In the absence a credible alternative explanation from the authorities, the decision appears politically motivated and therefore raises serious concerns about freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Hong Kong," it said. "It risks damaging Hong Kong's international standing and trust in the 'one country, two systems' principle." Mallet, the FT's Asia news editor, angered authorities by hosting Andy Chan, the leader of a tiny pro-independence political party, at the city's press club.
Kazakhstan denies asylum to China 're-education camp' whistleblower Moscow (AFP) Oct 5, 2018 Ex-Soviet Kazakhstan has refused asylum to an escaped Chinese national whose court testimony helped expose a secretive network of re-education camps in China's restive Xinjiang region, her lawyer said Friday. Sayragul Sauytbay, 41, was denied political asylum by a migration committee in the Central Asian country. The decision came despite an earlier court ruling refusing to allow her extradition to China for having illegally crossed the border between the two countries. Lawyer Abzal Kuspano ... read more
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