Canadian citizen Michael Kovrig detained in China for over 1,000 days describes experience as psychological torture

Michael Kovrig, a Canadian citizen, was detained in China in December 2018 on allegations of espionage. He was held in solitary confinement for six months and subjected to psychological torture through relentless interrogation. Kovrig spent a total of 1,019 days in a Chinese prison before his release. During his detention, he was interrogated for nine hours a day and missed the birth of his daughter, meeting her for the first time when she was two-and-a-half years old. The detention was widely considered to be in retaliation for the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, a Canadian citizen.