Michael Kovrig Details Captivity in China

Luis Armando Albino, who was abducted at age six in 1951 from an Oakland, California park, has been located alive more than 70 years later, attributed to the help of an online ancestry test and old memorabilia. In a separate significant development, former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has spoken out about his harrowing 1,019 days spent in Chinese detention, where he faced relentless interrogation and psychological manipulation. Kovrig recounted being seized unexpectedly by armed men in 2018 and described the psychological toll of isolation and coercive tactics used against him. He emphasized the importance of acknowledging foreign interference and thanked advocates for keeping his plight in public awareness during his imprisonment. Kovrig's detention was politically charged, linked to the arrest of a Chinese tech executive in Canada, which drew international condemnation.