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Coverage of #IPAC 🇳🇱 co-chair @Martijncda's press conference yesterday with Uyghur survivors of Xinjiang's prison camps.
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#IPAC members from five parties joined with @nathanlawkc in presenting a letter to Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio demanding China be held accountable for actions in Hong Kong.
In response, Di Maio publicly re-affirmed Italy's commitment to Hong Kong's autonomy.
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US senators seek to declare Uighur 'genocide’ by China in bipartisan push | the Guardian
Coverage of resolution co-sponsored by #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chairs @SenatorMenendez and @SenRubioPress.
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#IPAC 🇦🇺 member Andrew Hastie MP leads parliamentary inquiry investigating foreign interference in Australian universities.
Concerns around the pressure put on academic freedoms by the Chinese government are expected to feature prominently.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 MPs questioned @HSBC representatives over the bank's freezing of accounts belonging to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists.
IPAC member @IoWBobSeely MP to HSBC: "Do you understand the difference between being ethical and being legal?"
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First Beijing threatens #IPAC advisers @adrianzenz and @ASPI_org with legal action, now they sanction #IPAC Co-Chair @marcorubio
Efforts to intimidate #IPAC will fail, as will efforts to distract from the atrocities of Xinjiang. ft.com/content/4674a6…
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First Beijing threatens #IPAC advisers @adrianzenz and @ASPI_org with legal action, now they sanction #IPAC Co-Chair @marcorubio
Efforts to intimidate #IPAC will fail, as will efforts to distract from the atrocities of Xinjiang. ft.com/content/4674a6…
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First Beijing threatens #IPAC advisers @adrianzenz and @ASPI_org with legal action, now they sanction #IPAC Co-Chair @marcorubio
Efforts to intimidate #IPAC will fail, as will efforts to distract from the atrocities of Xinjiang. ft.com/content/4674a6…
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Firms complicit with the gross abuse and invasive surveillance of Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang should have no place in the European Parliament.
Letter signed by #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs @MiriamMLex @bueti @AnnaFotyga_PE @ViolavonCramon to @EP_President on #hikvision. twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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#IPAC 🇮🇹 co-chairs Sen. @rampi and Sen. @LucioMalan join a cross party urgent appeal to the Italian government.
The parliamentarians called for the prioritisation of arrested Hong Kong activists and expelled lawmakers in bilateral and multilateral relations with China. twitter.com/GlobalCRL/stat…
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#IPAC 🇦🇺 member @kevinandrewsmp calls for Australia to adopt Magnitsky human rights sanctions legislation and to scrap Victoria State's involvement in China's Belt and Road Initiative.
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex:
EU sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Uyghur abuses must be followed by sanctions on those who have dismantled Hong Kong's democracy.
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#IPAC submitted evidence to the UK Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry into Xinjiang detention camps.
Recommendations made include legal determinations on suspected Uyghur genocide and a ban on goods linked to Xinjiang forced labour.
Full submission here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…
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#IPAC 🇮🇹 members ask the Italian government to ensure the EU-China Common Agreement on Investment does not open the door for strategic assets to be bought by companies under the control of the Chinese state.
@bianchimatteo79 @PaoloFormentin1 @AlexBazzaro
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European lawmaker warns Europe to talk the truth about Beijing’s aggression | Asia News
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti.
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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.
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EU mulls action on China amid Hong Kong crackdown | Politico
#IPAC calls for #NoExtradition to Hong Kong considered by European governments.
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BREAKING: #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs slam EU-China #CAI investment deal after arrest of over 50 Hong Kong activists. [THREAD]
Former Belgian Prime Minister and IPAC member @guyverhofstadt MEP says the EP will "never ratify" #CAI until human rights situation improves.
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Motion led by #IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ MdB calls for Germany and the EU to respond to China's repression in Hong Kong by offering refuge to fleeing Hong Kongers and renegotiating the EU-China #CAI deal to take into account forced labour and human rights concerns. twitter.com/GydeJ/status/1…
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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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BREAKING: Czech Republic joins #IPAC with Co-Chairs @PavelFischer and @JanLipavsky
If you're a legislator and want to join as a member, go here: ipac.global/contact/member
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#IPAC 🇮🇹 member @PaoloFormentin1 calls on Prime Minister Mario Draghi to heighten Italy's coordination with the US, UK and other democratic allies on Hong Kong.
Formentini described the forced closure of Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily as "an attack on democracy everywhere."
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani MP highlights reports of forced sterilisation and birth suppression among Uyghur women and calls for the UK government to back independent tribunals investigating atrocities in Xinjiang. twitter.com/LBC/status/131…
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#IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair Senator @malcolmbyrne calls for the Seanad to debate Ireland's response to the mass arrests of opposition politicians and undermining of the electoral system in Hong Kong.