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#BREAKING: #IPAC statement on the arrest of over 50 Hong Kong activists.
We call on democratic countries to take immediate action at the United Nations and to consider what joint, punitive economic action can be taken to ensure the Chinese government reconsiders its actions.
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#BREAKING Police also raided Joshua’s home for allegedly violating the national security law this morning as he took part in the primary election last year. 50+ democratic activists were arrested.
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#BREAKING 12 #HongKong youths accused of illegal border crossing will go on trial in Yantian on Monday, according to the #12HKyouths concern group. They were allegedly trying to flee to Taiwan on boat when intercepted by Guangdong coastguard in August
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#BREAKING: European Parliament adopts Uyghur Urgency Resolution co-authored by #IPAC members @bueti @MiriamMLex @EnginEroglu_FW.
The Resolution calls for:
1⃣Sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for abuses against Uyghurs
2⃣Ban on imports tainted by Xinjiang forced labour twitter.com/bueti/status/1…
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#BREAKING: 18 #IPAC co-chairs urge foreign ministers to issue statements in support of Australia against China's attempts at bullying and coercion.
Those petitioned include Canada, Czechia, Denmark, the EU, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the UK.
smh.com.au/world/europe/i…
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#BREAKING #IPAC advisor @adrianzenz releases report revealing widespread forced labour within the Xinjiang cotton industry.
Hundreds of thousands of Uyghur labourers in Xinjiang are being forced to pick cotton by hand through a coercive state-mandated labour transfer scheme. twitter.com/adrianzenz/sta…
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#BREAKING UK House of Lords votes to accept amendment proposed by #IPAC members @DavidAltonHL and Baroness Kennedy.
The amendment revokes trade deals with states perpetrating genocide, as judged by the UK High Court.
The amendment will now proceed to be debated in the Commons.
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#BREAKING UK GOV DEFEATED. Genocide amendment to the Trade Bill stands.
287 to 161 - majority of 126!
The amendment prevents the UK trading with genocidal states and empowers UK courts to judge on cases of genocide. Thank you to this man 👇
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#BREAKING Former #HongKong lawmaker Ted Hui announces he’s now on exile, quits Democratic Party. Says he doesn’t know which country he wants to go to, but won’t seek asylum because his “only home is #HK”
m.facebook.com/pg/huichifung9…
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#BREAKING: Canadian parliamentary committee labels Xinjiang abuses as "genocide" against Uyghurs, the first parliamentary body to do so.
#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chairs @GarnettGenuis, @IrwinCotler and other members have campaigned tirelessly for this judgement.
uyghurcongress.org/en/press-relea…
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#BREAKING: Minister Wu is giving a no-holds-barred interview with @IndiaToday's @Geeta_Mohan. Be sure to watch what promises to be an enlightening discussion of hot-button issues & the state of play in #Taiwan🇹🇼-#India🇮🇳 relations. twitter.com/Geeta_Mohan/st…
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#BREAKING [FLY RECORD REVEALS GOVT PLOT TO TURN #12YOUTHS TO CHINA]
1/ We thought HKGov reluctant to #save12hkyouths for they weren’t informed until reading news. Yet fly record doc provided by a whistleblower to me revealed Gov knew from beginning the whereabouts of speedboat.
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#BREAKING Joshua is arrested when reporting to Central Police Station at about 1pm today. The arrest is related to participating in an unauthorized assembly on 5Oct last year. He is told to have violated the draconian anti-mask law as well.
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#BREAKING: @chowtingagnes is now surrounded by #HKPolice while setting up a street booth to express concerns about the potential risk of DNA collection behind health code system in #Hongkong.
アグネス・チョウさんは現在警察に囲まれています
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[US consulate staff in #HK was assaulted by a Chinese national]
#BREAKING: When #US and #China made some progress on trade, an American working for the US consulate general #Hongkong @USAinHKMacau was assaulted by a Chinese national from behind.
scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
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#BREAKING @appledaily_hk Apple Daily reports that founder Jimmy Lai arrested, accused of violating #NationalSecurityLaw
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#BREAKING 🇨🇳 Beijing bars at least 12 pro-democracy candidates from running in the upcoming September Hong Kong elections.
The list includes:
Joshua Wong @joshuawongcf
Alvin Yeung @AlvinYeungnk
Dennis Kwok @cpdenniskwok
amongst others.
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