''Les Presses Chinoises'' is a Chinese-language newspaper in Montreal, Canada. Headquartered in Montreal, the Chinese-language newspaper had a circulation of 15000 in Montreal and Toronto, and was owned by Crescent Chau.

Falun Gong

In 2001 and 2002, members of the Falun Gong received

injunction An injunction is a legal and equitable remedy in the form of a special court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts. ("The court of appeals ... has exclusive jurisdiction to enjoin, set aside, suspend (in whole or in pa ...

s against ''Les Presses Chinoises'', for the paper's attacks against the group. In 2003, over 200 members from

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

and Montreal again took the newspaper to court in Quebec, after it claimed that the practitioners "have sex with animals, commit murder, are involved in criminal activities, are saboteurs of the state of China, ndare enemies of the state in China and Canada." The litigants requested damages of and another injunction against the paper. A Quebec court issued a

cease and desist A cease and desist letter is a document sent to an individual or business to stop alleged illegal activity. The phrase "cease and desist" is a legal doublet, made up of two near-synonyms. The letter may warn that, if the recipient does not dis ...

, prohibiting the newspaper from publishing

hate speech Hate speech is defined by the ''Cambridge Dictionary'' as "public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation". Hate speech is "usually thoug ...

and

defamation Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defini ...

. The paper did not comply, and faced

contempt of court Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the cour ...

charges in March 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Presses Chinoises Chinese-Canadian culture in Montreal Chinese-language newspapers published in Canada critics of Falun Gong newspapers published in Montreal