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BREAKING: Statement from #IPAC UK members after the Chinese government sanctions parliamentarians in response to action on Uyghur abuses.
We call on the government to urgently review attempts by the Chinese government to undermine free and open public debate.
Full statement👇
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THREAD on #IPAC UK members hit by Chinese government sanctions in response to action on Uyghur abuses.
1⃣ IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS, credited by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab for leading calls for sanctions on Xinjiang officials.
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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.
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 member @fxbellamy MEP sends a message to the Chinese government after EU parliamentarians hit by sanctions:
"You justify our concerns by trying to silence us instead of providing answers to our questions. And you won't get anything, because we won't be silent"
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UK MPs call for more sanctions as report reveals China's 'cultural erasure' strategies in Tibet | The Telegraph
Coverage of #IPAC open letter led by @timloughton MP calling for action on Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses in Tibet.
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“It is a paradox that a state with a population of one billion chooses to intimidate a citizen of a tiny country instead of ending the illegal detention and torture of a million of its citizens"
#IPAC 🇱🇹co-chair @DSakaliene on being sanctioned by Beijing: baltictimes.com/china_slaps_sa…
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“These sanctions will only serve to redouble our efforts”
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex MEP after China hits several IPAC members with retaliatory sanctions in light of international action on Uyghur repression.
Full story 👇
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 members @SenRubioPress and Sen. @ChrisCoons lead bipartisan resolution condemning human rights abuses against Uyghurs.
The resolution calls for international investigations into the abuses perpetrated by the Chinese government.
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Who are the 10 European citizens China is sanctioning? | Quartz
#IPAC 🇪🇺 Parliamentarians @bueti @MiriamMLex @SamuelCogolati @DSakaliene targeted by retaliatory sanctions after EU action on Xinjiang abuses.
qz.com/1987722/who-ar…
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EU sanctions against China for the first time in 30 years | Nikkei Asia
Featuring calls from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex MEP to bring forward sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for the dismantling of democracy in Hong Kong.
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China retaliates after US, EU and UK impose sanctions | Financial Times
Beijing imposes travel bans on several #IPAC parliamentarians and advisors after co-ordinated sanctions against treatment of Uyghurs.
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EU-China #CAI deal on 'life support' after China sanctions EU parliamentarians, including four #IPAC 🇪🇺 members.
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#BREAKING: The UK government has narrowly avoided defeat on #GenocideAmendment to the Trade Bill by 319 to 297 votes.
Major concessions won by #IPAC include sanctions on Chinese officials guilty of Uyghur abuses and new mechanisms for genocide investigations. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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#IPAC member @ShabanaMahmood MP accuses the Government of "rank hypocrisy" on its policy towards genocide determination.
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The UK will have a "two tier system" for genocide determination if it refuses to examine alleged genocide against Uyghurs.
#IPAC member @Nus_Ghani MP moves the #GenocideAmendment in the Commons.
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Led by #IPAC 🇮🇹 Co-Chairs @LucioMalan & @rampi Italian MPs & MEPs strongly denounce Chinese sanctions imposed on colleagues.
“Intimidating measures hold no place in a global rule-of-law based order. We will not be silenced and stand firmly with our colleagues for human rights.”
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#IPAC member @RhonddaBryant MP:
Action on Xinjiang must be followed up by sanctions on officials responsible for Hong Kong crackdown, calls for Parliament to have a greater role in the Magnitsky human rights sanctions regime.
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UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab pays tribute to #IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS on efforts to secure sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Xinjiang abuses.
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Canada 🇨🇦 joins the EU 🇪🇺, the UK 🇬🇧 and the USA 🇺🇸in sanctioning Chinese officials for abuses against Uyghur Muslims.
@GarnettGenuis MP and @IrwinCotler have led #IPAC 🇨🇦 members in calling for these moves.
Announcement:
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 member @EnginEroglu_FW:
After addressing dire situation in Xinjiang, EU must now also sanction Chinese officials responsible for violations of international law in Hong Kong.
Open letter signed by 15 IPAC EP and EU members. twitter.com/EnginEroglu_FW…
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenatorMenendez leads bi-partisan legislation to assist Taiwan 🇹🇼 in obtaining observer status at the World Health Assembly, a move which Beijing has repeatedly blocked.
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‘Horror and torture’: Uighur woman reveals truth about China’s genocide | Sky News Australia
Featuring an exclusive interview with #IPAC advisor @MahmutRahima.
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PM Boris Johnson’s China policy riddled with contradictions | Sunday Guardian
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @RhonddaBryant
MP writes on the UK government's #IntegratedReview strategy paper.
sundayguardianlive.com/world/integrat… via @SundayGuardian