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Beijing criticizes Germany for allowing a parliamentary committee chaired by #IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ to host Taiwanese officials.
faz.net/aktuell/politi…
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"The UK must act now to save Uighur lives from ethnic cleansing"
#IPAC advisor @MahmutRahima writes in the Times in support of IPAC #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill.
thetimes.co.uk/article/the-uk…
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Lithuanian parliament becomes latest to recognize Uyghur genocide | Axios
#IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene MP:
"We support democracy, as we will never forget the cruel lesson of living under occupation by a Communist regime for 50 years."
axios.com/lithuania-parl…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti and @petras_petras lead over 60 cross-party MEPs in stating solidarity with Lithuania as it withstands pressure from the Chinese government.
The letter calls on the EU to stand against Beijing's 'coercive diplomacy' targeted at Lithuania.
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BREAKING: French Senate unanimously passes resolution led by #IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair @AndreGattolin calling for Taiwan to participate in the @WHO, Interpol and other multilateral institutions.
#LetTaiwanHelp twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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Trudeau announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics | CBC News
Major victory for #IPAC 🇨🇦 members, congratulations to @GarnettGenuis @IrwinCotler for leading the campaign.
🇨🇦🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸🇱🇹🇳🇿 have now backed a diplomatic boycott.
#NoRightsNoShow
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair Baroness Helena Kennedy urges the UK government to join the US in sanctioning Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
Baroness Kennedy called for closer coordination on 'Magnitsky' human rights sanctions between the UK, US, Canada and European Union.
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📣 #IPAC 🇩🇪 co-chairs @MargareteBause MdB and Michael Brand MdB will be joining with @nathanlawkc, @UyghurCongress and @GfbV for a rally as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Berlin.
📅 Tue 01/09
🕙 10:00 - 12:00
📍Auswärtigen Amt (Foreign Office)
facebook.com/events/3126533…
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#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati MP submits a resolution to Belgian Parliament calling for:
1⃣ Declaration of 'genocide' against Uyghurs in Xinjiang
2⃣ No EU-China #CAI deal without ratification of ILO standards on forced labour
3⃣ Suspension of the 🇧🇪🇨🇳 extradition treaty
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"Democracy is gasping for air"
Statement from #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair Sen. @marcorubio slams the ousting of pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong.
rubio.senate.gov/public/index.c…
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#IPAC statement on the treatment of Canadians Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig and Robert Lloyd Schellenberg at the hands of the Chinese government.
Democratic countries must act urgently to establish a united front against the Chinese government’s hostage diplomacy.
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Australian politicians condemn “profoundly distressing” Uyghur detention camps in China | the Market Herald
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chairs Sen. @kimbakit and @SenPaterson.
themarketherald.com.au/australian-pol…
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China's wolf warrior trade threats backfire, uniting Asia and West | Nikkei Asia
Coverage of #IPAC #SolidarityWithAustralia campaign.
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Comm…
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Interview with #IPAC🇨🇭co-chair @FabianMolinaNR in the Luzerner Zeitung.
Molina notes how the common desire to defend democracy and the rule of law against the Chinese Communist Party has united parliamentarians across borders and across party lines.
luzernerzeitung.ch/schweiz/harter…
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chair Louisa Wall MP calls for New Zealand to enact modern slavery legislation to prevent the import of goods tainted by #Uyghur forced labour.
newshub.co.nz/home/politics/…
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The Dutch Parliament declares the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs as a Genocide, in a resolution backed by #IPAC 🇳🇱 co-chairs @Martijncda MP and @HenkKrol MP.
nos.nl/artikel/237025…
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The G-7 Must Talk About 3 Urgent Asia Issues | The Diplomat
@benedictrogers writes on #IPAC calls for global supply chains reform in light of widespread Uyghur forced labour abuses.
thediplomat.com/2021/06/the-g-…
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Yesterday #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Tom_Randall MP secured a debate in the UK Parliament on human rights in Hong Kong, raising the case of Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee and others imprisoned.
👇Thread of contributions by #IPAC members (with gratitude to @hk_watch).
twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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Yesterday #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Tom_Randall MP secured a debate in the UK Parliament on human rights in Hong Kong, raising the case of Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee and others imprisoned.
👇Thread of contributions by #IPAC members (with gratitude to @hk_watch).
twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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Congratulations to #IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair Hon. @IrwinCotler, appointed Canada's first Special Envoy on Holocaust remembrance and the fight against antisemitism.
Cotler has consistently warned world leaders against ignoring reports of suspected genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang. twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/…
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#IPAC 🇩🇪 co-chair @MargareteBause MdB calls for political leaders to not attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, to signal concern with the Chinese government's abuses of #Uyghurs and violations of international law. twitter.com/MargareteBause…
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"Canada must recognise and respond to this genocide."
#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @GarnettGenuis MPs cites backing from Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and fellow IPAC co-chair @IrwinCotler in calling on Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau to recognise genocide against Uyghurs. twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
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Next week the UK House of Commons will debate a motion calling for UK officials to decline invitations to attend the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton calls for UK diplomatic representation to be conditional on improved human rights in the Uyghur Region.
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"It appears that it is now a crime in Hong Kong to remember the 1989 massacre".
#IPAC adviser @benedictrogers comments on the sentencing of activists taking part in the June 4th Tiananmen Square Vigil last year.
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…