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#IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chair Sen. @PavelFischer leads the Senate Security Committee in urging the government to reject bids from Chinese firms to construct Czech nuclear power plants.
The statement rejects China's involvement in critical national infrastructure on security grounds. twitter.com/PavelFischer/s…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton MP moves motion calling for UK government representatives to stage a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympics.
Loughton: Only a diplomatic boycott will stop the Chinese Communist Party from scoring "the major soft power victory they crave."
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#BREAKING: Australia passes Magnitsky-style sanctions legislation.
The law allows for travel bans and asset freezes on abusers of human rights globally.
Congratulations to #IPAC 🇦🇺 members @SenPaterson @kimbakit @kevinandrewsmp and others for leading the campaign 👏👏 twitter.com/kimbakit/statu…
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#IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ MdB asks State Secretary Markus Kerber whether the German government is considering staging a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics, in light of severe human rights abuses in the Uyghur Region.
Full response 👉dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/306/193…
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"We need a new effort to prod China into taking a different approach.”
#IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata on proposals led by the Japan Parliamentary Alliance on China to pass a Japanese Magnitsky human rights sanctions regime.
asahi.com/sp/ajw/article…
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Yesterday #IPAC Japan co-chairs Rep. Gen Nakatani and Rep. @ShioriYamao were honoured to host a meeting between Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and IPAC co-chairs. twitter.com/ShioriYamao/st…
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Fears over Chinese spying lead to calls for UK ban on DiDi Global ride-hailing app | The Times
Featuring questions from #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @YasminQureshiMP @timloughton on Chinese government access to sensitive user data.
thetimes.co.uk/article/fears-…
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 Representatives @Malinowski and @RepGallagher have submitted a resolution urging the International Olympic Committee to move the #Beijing2022 Winter Games.
The announcement comes alongside coordinated action on the Beijing Olympics by IPAC members in 11 parliaments. twitter.com/RepMalinowski/…
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Taiwan Ambassador to the Vatican backs #IPAC campaign to drink Australian wine in #SolidarityWithAustralia.
👇🇹🇼🇻🇦🍷🇦🇺👇
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4067375
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#IPAC member and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet @timloughton calls for reciprocal access to Tibet.
While Chinese officials enjoy broad access to the UK, British and international diplomats have been denied access to Tibet for years.
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#BREAKING: #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics statement.
#IPAC supports athletes competing at the Games and wishes them every success.
But we cannot allow the Games to distract from the PRC government's abuses.
Governments MUST act to hold the PRC government accountable 👇👇
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Amidst widespread press attention, German Foreign Minister Maas echoed #IPAC's calls for the withdrawal of Hong Kong's Security Law and access for an international investigation into Xinjiang's prison camps.
scmp.com/news/china/art…
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One day after #IPAC publishes evidence of mass atrocity crimes against Muslim Minorities in Xinjiang and calls for an urgent UN investigation, the U.K. and 27 other countries make that call at the United Nations. Great first step.
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-chi…
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#IPAC UK member @amcarmichaelMP:
"The point that you should never forget about human rights is that they are universal. If they don't matter in Tibet, if they don't matter in Xinjiang, then frankly they don't actually matter here either."
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Chinese state media threatens academic @adrianzenz for report published with #IPAC on forced sterilisation and @ASPI_org for reports detailing the connection between Chinese big tech and anti-Muslim atrocities.
twitter.com/globaltimesnew…
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G7 commits to removing forced labor from global supply chains - U.S. says | Reuters
Ahead of the #G7Summit #IPAC co-chairs wrote to G7 leaders calling for measures to remove Uyghur forced labour from global supply chains.
reuters.com/article/g7-sum…
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BREAKING: IPAC to gather in Rome for G20 counter-meeting.
#IPAC legislators will meet in Rome ahead of the #G20 Leaders summit to call for a tougher response to the Chinese government's abuses.
Interested journalists get in touch👋
Press release 👇
ipac.global/ipac-to-gather…
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China’s cotton trade: Boycotts give hope to Uighurs but companies take a hit | Irish Times
#IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair Senator @malcolmbyrne calls on clothing manufacturers to ensure supply chains are free of forced labour abuses against Uyghurs.
irishtimes.com/business/china…
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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 🇮🇹 member and Vice-President of Italy's Foreign Affairs Committee @PaoloFormentin1 addresses the Italian Parliament questioning attempts to rush through the EU-China #CAI investment deal. twitter.com/LauraHarth/sta…
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Anonymous paper seeking to refute evidence for atrocities against Uyghurs receives strong criticism.
Featuring comment from #IPAC adviser @adrianzenz.
smh.com.au/world/asia/anu…
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The following countries have all suspended their extradition treaties with Hong Kong since #IPAC and @hk_watch launched our #NOEXTRADITION to HK campaign:
🇦🇺 Australia
🇨🇦 Canada
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇺🇸 United States
#StandTogether
