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Marchers walk 7,000 steps for Canadian pair detained by China

The wife of Michael Kovrig, Vina Nadjibulla (R), and the sister of Michael Kovrig, Ariana Botha, ahead of a 5 kilometer walk in Ottawa, Ontario on September 5, 2021 marking the men's 1,000 days in a Chinese prison

Hundreds of supporters of two Canadian men being held in China on what Ottawa says are specious charges marched 7,000 steps through the Canadian capital on Sunday to mark the pair's 1,000th day of "unjust" detention.

On Sunday US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned what he called "arbitrary detentions" by China.

Originally published as Marchers walk 7,000 steps for Canadian pair detained by China

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