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British MP calls for relaxation of BNO visas to benefit frontline Hong Kong protesters born after 1997 | RFA
Cross-party amendment led by #IPAC member @DamianGreen would plug gap in BN(O) visa scheme that excludes young Hong Kongers.
@hk_watch
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UPDATED: Growing pressure on French Minister @RoxaMaracineanu NOT to attend the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics in light of severe human rights abuses.
Letter led by #IPAC 🇫🇷 members gains further signatures from cross-party Députées and Senators.
#NoRightsNoShow
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“We want to work with and support the 1.2 million Chinese descendants who live in Australia and make them feel fully and equally participants of our democracy."
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @SenPaterson on efforts to counter anti-Chinese racism.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
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Motion led by #IPAC 🇨🇿 Co-Chair @PavelFischer urges the Czech government to call on the @WHO to invite Taiwan 🇹🇼 to participate in the upcoming World Health Assembly.
The motion has been approved and tabled by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
#LetTaiwanHelp #WHA twitter.com/PavelFischer/s…
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Urgent Question in the @UKParliament secured by #IPAC member @Nus_Ghani
Minister @amandamilling says in reply that the @GOVUK is watching @mbachelet visit to the Uyghur Region “very closely” and reiterates call for “unfettered access”.
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#IPAC statement on the #XinjiangPoliceFiles.
These revelations expose again the PRC government’s claims that the camps are for ‘re-education’ and ‘counter-terrorism’ purposes as a lie.
As @UNHumanRights visits the region, the PRC cannot be allowed to whitewash over the abuses.
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#IPAC advisor @adrianzenz research on mass sterilization and forced birth control pivotal in building evidence for the US to label Chinese government persecution of Uyghurs a "genocide". twitter.com/adrianzenz/sta…
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Humo interview with #IPAC 🇧🇪 Belgium co-chair @SamuelCogolati on prevalence of #Hikvision surveillance cameras in Belgian government buildings.
Cogolati: Belgium too "naive" about risk of Chinese government surveillance through Chinese tech firms.
humo.be/achter-het-nie…
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Threatened, harassed, punished: The Uyghur translators telling Xinjiang’s story | Coda
#IPAC adviser @MahmutRahima speaks out on receiving Chinese government threats and harrasment for translating Uyghur survivors' testimonies.
codastory.com/authoritarian-…
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“If we protect Ukraine ... then I think that would be a lesson, a hard lesson, for the People’s Republic of China."
#IPAC co-chair @DSakaliene MP says Chinese government could be 'inspired' to take action against Taiwan if Russia succeeds in Ukraine.
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…
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#IPAC statement on PRC military aggression in the Taiwan Strait.
The PRC's aggressive military response to legitmate foreign visits is disproportionate and wholly unjustified.
IPAC continues to work to deepen relations between international legislators and Taiwan counterparts.
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Britain withdraws its judges from Hong Kong’s highest court | Washington Post
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Afzal4Gorton: "for too long British judges have served as window dressing for the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown”
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/…
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"The Genocide Convention is about preventing atrocities, not waiting to count the bodies."
#IPAC co-chair Baroness Kennedy highlights the testimony of Uyghur women in building evidence for alleged genocide in Xinjiang.
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All party amendment to Telecommunications Bill led by #IPAC UK member @DavidAltonHL passes House of Lords.
The amendment requires the UK government to review the involvement of foreign companies in the UK's telecommunications network if banned by Five Eyes partner states. twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/s…
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A delegation led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @GeraintDaviesMP @DavidAltonHL have visited Vilnius to lead calls for the UK to back Lithuania 🇱🇹 as it comes under pressure from authoritarian regimes in both Russia 🇷🇺 and China 🇨🇳.
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Beijing's repression against Uyghurs becomes clear | LRT
#IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene speaks to LRT on the mass imprisonment and forced labour abuses in the Uyghur Region.
lrt.lt/naujienos/pasa…
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#IPAC member and Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson @LaylaMoran MP asks the UK government to provide routes for young Hong Kong citizens without BN(O) passports to reside in the UK.
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#BREAKING new @SafeguardDefend investigation reported by @CNN @NdosSantosCNN discovers 48 new clandestine 🇨🇳 “overseas police stations”.
#IPAC statement endorsed by politicians from 13 countries.
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The visit of @mbachelet to #Xinjiang has concluded, amid widespread criticism.
It would appear that #IPAC’s fears regarding COVID restrictions and stage managed tours of detention facilities were well-founded. See below for statement 👇
politico.eu/article/un-mic…
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Some witnesses too afraid of Chinese authorities to give evidence at Australian inquiry | the Guardian
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair Sen. @kimbakit highlights intimidation from the Chinese Communist Party experienced by Australian Chinese and other diasporic groups.
theguardian.com/australia-news…
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Despite threats, Lithuania moves to recognise Uyghur genocide | LRT
#IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene: "We will not be intimidated" by Chinese government sanctions on parliamentarians speaking out against Uyghur abuses.
lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…
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‼️ #IPAC member @guyverhofstadt pushes forward the NO EXTRADITION campaign in Europe. twitter.com/guyverhofstadt…
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Australia's Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security chaired by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @SenPaterson recommends urgent legislation to counter looming threats against critical infrastructure.
The report cites cyber-attacks from China and other authoritarian states. twitter.com/SenPaterson/st…
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Pacific Islands need to ‘respond urgently’ to Chinese military expansion | Newsroom NZ
#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chairs @IngridLeary MP and Simon O'Connor MP warn that attempts to "militarise the Solomon Islands by stealth" are a threat to regional security.
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#JPAC held its third plenary to discuss the Japanese Magnitsky Act. The meeting featured a video message from @Billbrowder, presentation by #IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata, and briefing by the Lower House Legislative Bureau. JPAC has agreed to try and get the bill onto the Diet floor.