
Chinese activist risks deportation after Denmark rejects asylum bid
Voice of America
Liu Dongling is pictured in an undated photo in Ban the Great Firewall's "Handbook of Global BanGFW Movement," which is posted on its website. Ban the Great Firewall's website homepage, as seen on Sept. 7, 2024. FILE - In late April 2023, Ban the Great Firewall co-founder Qiao Xinxin and his friends held up signs outside the EU diplomatic mission in Laos, calling for the removal of the Internet firewall.
Chinese dissident Liu Dongling is at risk of deportation back to China after Denmark rejected her asylum application in June, a situation some rights advocates say reflects challenges Chinese dissidents face when seeking refuge abroad, especially in Europe.

Candles with the pictures of Pope Francis are seen outside Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Feb. 19, 2025, where the pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14. FILE - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Feb. 17, 2025. A group of children from a primary school pray for Pope Francis in front of the statue Pope John Paul II outside Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Feb. 19, 2025. Faithful pray for Pope Francis' health during a Mass in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. 18, 2025.