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'If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy': Beijing's fresh threat to Australia | The Sydney Morning Herald
The #IPAC mission to unite democratic countries in a common defence of our shared values is more important than ever.
smh.com.au/world/asia/if-…
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Today UK parliamentarians debated the National Security and Investment Bill.
#IPAC member @Nus_Ghani MP voiced security concerns around data harvesting by Chinese social media firms, who by law are required to hand over data to the Chinese government if requested.
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 member @RepTedYoho and @RepMalinowski lead bipartisan letter calling for the UN to appoint a Special Rapporteur to investigate human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
The letter also received support from IPAC members internationally. twitter.com/RepTedYoho/sta…
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Full text of letter signed by 20 #IPAC 🇬🇧 parliamentarians to UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Allegations include mass incarceration, widespread forced labour and torture.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 MPs write to UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab demanding sanctions on the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and six Chinese officials responsible for abuses against Uyghurs and Tibetans.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/1…
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"No religion is immune: Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and others have all been targeted."
#IPAC 🇦🇺 member @kevinandrewsmp writes on the Chinese Communist Party's repression of religious freedoms.
spectator.com.au/2020/11/on-the…
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#IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chair @PavelFischer speaks to the Sunday Guardian on Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization:
"Health issues do not respect borders and do not show special consideration to leadership of any political party."
sundayguardianlive.com/news/taiwan-ou…
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Yesterday: The Chinese Foreign Ministry condemns #IPAC in response to our solidarity with the Hong Kong opposition.
Today: We announce 12 new members, expanding our alliance to 178 members across 19 legislatures.
We will always #StandTogether with those oppressed by the CCP.
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Coverage of interventions by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @LaylaMoran and @AlynSmith in the UK parliament yesterday.
All called for sanctions and other mechanisms to hold China to account for its breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong.
smh.com.au/world/europe/c…
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#LIVE NOW: #IPAC 🇯🇵 satellite @Japan_pac hold parliamentary meeting to protest the exclusion of opposition lawmakers from Hong Kong's Legislative Council.
Watch below 👇 twitter.com/Japan_pac/stat…
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chair @ShioriYamao addresses the Japanese parliament, advocating for a Japanese 'Magnitsky' human rights sanctions act and expressing solidarity with ousted Hong Kong legislators.
📽️Watch below 👇 twitter.com/Japan_pac/stat…
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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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Japan eyes US-style law to sanction Uighur human rights abuses | Nikkei Asia
Coverage of #IPAC 🇯🇵 satellite @Japan_pac calls for a Magnitsky style human rights sanctions regime. Featuring comment from IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata.
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…
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"We will continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong in their defence of the democratic character of Hong Kong."
Statement of solidarity with Hong Kong pro-democrat legislators signed by #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs @MiriamMLex @bueti @AnnaFotyga_PE. twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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Australian MPs condemn China's Hong Kong crackdown.
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit: "Australia must be a strong voice in standing up for the international order, and for the democratic values that we hold so dear, as do the people of Hong Kong."
theage.com.au/world/asia/aus…
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#IPAC member @imranahmadkhan calls for the UK government to coordinate actions with international partners to crisis in Hong Kong.
The Chinese government has violated international law and the fundamental human rights of Hong Kong citizens.
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#IPAC member @RhonddaBryant MP links the Chinese government crackdown in Hong Kong with prison camps for Uyghur Muslims, forced sterilization of ethnic minorities and repression of religious freedoms in China.
"Communism today looks remarkably like fascism."
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#IPAC member @AlynSmith MP urges the government to respond to China's breach of international law in Hong Kong by conducting an audit of Chinese investment in the UK's physical infrastructure and to review the role of Confucius Institutes in UK universities.
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LIVE: #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @LaylaMoran raises an Urgent Question on the disqualification of Hong Kong lawmakers.
She calls for sanctions on Chinese officials and a new lifeboat scheme for young Hong Kongers.
"It's time for actions not words, it's time to make good on our promises".
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Cross party Italian parliamentarians stand in solidarity with Hong Kong's pan democratic legislators and demand government action to hold China to account.
Signed by #IPAC 🇮🇹 members @rampi @LucioMalan @bobogiac @PaoloFormentin1 @EnricoBorghi1
globalcommitteefortheruleoflaw.org/joint-declarat…
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"This is no longer only about Hong Kong – it is about freedom itself."
#IPAC advisor @benedictrogers calls for a global response to the exlcusion of elected opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong.
spectator.co.uk/article/china-…
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BREAKING: #IPAC statement on the expulsion of opposition lawmakers from the Hong Kong Legislative Council.
This blatant assault on Hong Kong's autonomy demonstrates the contempt with which the Chinese Communist Party regards the Hong Kong people and their democratic values [1/2]
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Global MPs Urge ICC to Probe Whether Abuses in Xinjiang Constitute Genocide | RFA
Coverage of our #IPAC letter to the ICC Chief Prosecutor Ms. Fatou Bensouda in support of a complaint evidencing crimes against Uyghurs and other minorities.
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