“Kinas ambassade protesterer mot PSTs påstander om spionasje og undertrykkelse i Norge”

• Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) holds international human rights conference at Oslo Konserthus
• PST warns of potential threats to some conference attendees from certain states
• Chinese embassy in Oslo refutes PST’s claims, stating no direct conflict between Norway and China
• Chinese embassy accuses relevant agency of labeling China as engaged in intelligence activities without credible evidence
• Embassy questions PST’s intention in making accusations, urges Norwegian public to have rational view of China
• Haugland from PST previously mentioned authoritarian states engaging in transnational suppression in Norway
• Haugland also stated Chinese actors had threatened and intimidated participants at unspecified human rights conference in Oslo
• PST acknowledges the possibility of Chinese and Russian intelligence presence at OFF to monitor participants
• Human Rights Foundation confirms foreign actors attempted to infiltrate conference for purposes of threat, pressure, or espionage
• Halvorssen emphasizes challenges faced by HRF and participants from authoritarian regimes with attempts at infiltration and surveillance.

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