Peng Shuai denies ever making sexual assault claim – with Chinese minder by her side
An email purporting to be sent from Peng to Simon in November asked that if he was going to raise any concerns about her welfare, he should…
Peng Shuai denies ever making sexual assault claim – with Chinese minder by her side
It was her remarks to L’Equipe, though, that raised the most troubling questions about the extent to which she is speaking under duress. Addressing the accusations against…
Ai Weiwei: ‘It’s obvious Covid is not a natural disease, it’s something that leaked out’
Then, in 2011, Ai was detained for 81 days without charge; he was interrogated daily. In the lavatory, he had to ask the guards’ permission before he…
Naomi Osaka leads calls for more information on Peng Shuai’s wellbeing
Women’s tennis players have said they are desperate to find out more about Peng Shuai’s wellbeing, after Naomi Osaka called the ongoing questions around her safety “scary”….
Lord Coe warns UK that diplomatic boycotts at China’s Winter Olympics would be ‘intellectually dishonest’
Since then the Women’s Tennis Association has cancelled all events in China, and videos of Peng denying making any allegations have emerged online, leading human-rights organisations to…
WTA strips China of all tournaments after receiving ‘insufficient evidence’ of Peng Shuai’s safety
The Women’s Tennis Association on Wednesday night suspended all tournaments in China after being shown “insufficient evidence” Peng Shuai was safe. Amid a major diplomatic row over…