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#BREAKING Sunday Times finds that @HSBC has continued to buy shares in subsidiaries of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) *AFTER* the XPCC was sanctioned by @USTreasury in 2020. Featuring comment from #IPAC members 👇
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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: Over 20 #IPAC 🇪🇺 members join @EnginEroglu_FW MEP in calling on the EU to offer a lifeboat scheme for Hong Kongers fleeing persecution.
The signatories call on the Council and Commission to open a special visa route for Hong Kongers to work and study in Europe.
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#BREAKING 🚨🚨 @BorisJohnson confirms that 🇬🇧 Ministers will not be attending @Beijing2022 in reply to @kirstenoswald
BoJo: “no plans for ministers to attend”
Well done everyone esp @MPIainDS @HelenaKennedyQC 🇬🇧 chapter of @ipacglobal + others. #StandTogether
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#BREAKING
Today the EU 🇪🇺 and the UK 🇬🇧 have announced sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for gross human rights violations against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
This follows months of campaigning from IPAC members across the UK and the EU. (1/3)
politico.eu/article/eu-imp…
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#BREAKING: IPAC 🇬🇧 members call on UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab to impose sanctions on Chinese officials Chen Quanguo and Wu Yingjie.
The letter follows a report from @TibetAdvocacy highlighting the role played by Chen and Wu in building repressive policies in Tibet.
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#BREAKING @TribunalUyghur receives huge leak of top secret documents from 🇨🇳 Government, authenticated by @adrianzenz and reviewers @ReasonablyRagin @JimMillward 🧵
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#BREAKING: Chinese government issues sanctions on UK targets in retaliation for action on Uyghur abuses.
Those hit include #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS, Baroness Helena Kennedy, Lord @DavidAltonHL, @Nus_Ghani MP and @timloughton MP.
theguardian.com/world/2021/mar…
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#BREAKING: ex-lawmaker Au Nok-hin @loktinau has been sentenced to 140 hours of community service for assaulting two #HongKongPolice officers with a loudhailer while mitigating tensions during #AntiELAB protests in July last year in Mong Kok #HongKongProtests
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#BREAKING IPAC #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill passes the House of Lords by 359 votes to 188 with overwhelming cross-party support.
If passed in the House of Commons, the Amendment could see Uyghur genocide cases considered in UK High Courts. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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#BREAKING
Major breakthrough for #IPAC campaign on #Beijing2022 Olympics as US expected to announce diplomatic boycott of the Games.
#IPAC has campaigned for officials to decline invitations to the Games in light of widespread abuses.
#NoRightsNoShow
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
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#BREAKING: Prime Minister @trussliz to categorise Xi Jinping’s China as a “threat”. News comes just ahead of the 20th National Congress.
🇨🇳 joins North Korea, Iran, and Russia, as countries deemed to threaten the 🇬🇧’s interests.
🧵 twitter.com/MrHarryCole/st…
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#BREAKING: UK PM @BorisJohnson announces diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
The PM confirms no UK Ministers or officials will attend the Games, in answer to #IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS.
🇬🇧 adds to major victories for #IPAC #NoRightsNoShow campaign in 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇳🇿🇱🇹.
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#BREAKING: New Zealand joins the US 🇺🇸 and Lithuania 🇱🇹 in announcing diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Congratulations to #IPAC 🇳🇿 members Louisa Wall and Simon O'Connor for leading the campaign.
#NoRightsNoShow
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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#BREAKING hearing that @GOVUK is about to make a BIG announcement regarding UK Judges in #HongKong
If it what we expect, massive kudos to @MPIainDS @Siobhain_Mc @ipacglobal and the wonderful team of #HK lawyers who worked so hard behind the scenes, especially @chungchingkwong
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JACK特大速砲🎉 🚨 #BREAKING : 中国の監視気球が撃ち落とされる決定的瞬間映像‼️今度こそ撃墜‼️
中国の監視気球がラングレー空軍基地の F-22 戦闘機からの 1 発のミサイルによって撃墜された瞬間だ‼️
#決定的瞬間
#中国スパイ気球撃墜映像
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#BREAKING: Belgian government officials will not be represented at the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
🇧🇪 joins 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇪🇪🇱🇹🇽🇰🇳🇿🇬🇧🇺🇸 and others in staging a diplomatic boycott of the Games.
Growing momentum in 🇪🇺 for #NoRightsNoShow. twitter.com/SamuelCogolati…
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#BREAKING as predicted @pritipatel has expanded the Hong Kong BNO scheme!!!
Thank you everyone who worked on this! 😭
#HongKongerswelcome
Source: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem… twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
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#BREAKING: Denmark to join diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022 Olympics over human rights concerns.
Congratulations to @uffeelbaek and #IPAC 🇩🇰 members for leading the campaign.
Growing momentum behind #IPAC calls for #NoRightsNoShow
🇦🇺🇨🇦🇬🇧🇱🇹🇺🇸🇩🇪🇧🇪🇳🇿🇩🇰
reuters.com/lifestyle/spor…
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#BREAKING 🔥🔥
Hong Kong has been SUSPENDED from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK) and HK “lawmakers” Dominic Lee and Carmen Kan have been UNANIMOUSLY UNINVITED by @MariaMillerUK’s @CPA_UK ExCo. 👏👏
#sorrynotsorryla
uk-cpa.org/news-and-views…
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#BREAKING: French National Assembly votes to recognise Uyghurs as victims of Genocide.
France joins the 🇺🇸 and parliaments of 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇳🇱🇱🇹 in declaring a Genocide taking place in the Uyghur Region.
The motion was co-sponsored by #IPAC 🇫🇷 member @DumasFrederique.
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#BREAKING: US Government declares the Chinese government's persecution of Uyghur Muslims a genocide.
The move comes after sustained bi-partisan pressure from #IPAC 🇺🇸 members, led by @SenRubioPress and @SenatorMenendez.
axios.com/us-declares-ch…