Hong Kong protest leader Ernie Chow ‘ordered to spy for Beijing’ | The Times A former Hong Kong student protest leader has fled to Canada after claiming that he was pressured to spy on members of the territory’s pro-democracy movement for Beijing. thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-k…
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu visits the Czech Republic and Slovakia. politico.eu/article/joseph…
Australia’s proposed Magnitsky-style sanctions law could target Beijing for its crackdown on dissent in Xinjiang and Hong Kong | SCMP Coverage of efforts led by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chairs @kimbakit @SenPaterson on Australia's human rights sanctions regime. scmp.com/week-asia/poli…
#IPAC 🇬🇧 members @DavidAltonHL @amcarmichaelMP call on the UK government to follow sanctions on Belarus with action on Chinese government officials responsible for abuses in the Uyghur Region and Hong Kong. politicshome.com/news/article/l…
As Chinese investment into Ireland surges, Dublin tightens the rule book | @CNBC The Irish PM says moves are to prevent “strategic assets falling into the hands of unfriendly foreign governments.” cnbc.com/2020/10/21/chi…
#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 👇👇
.@MargareteBause and representatives from the @UyghurCongress and @GfbV also spoke, showing solidarity with all oppressed groups in China.
Cambridge professor whose role was ‘funded by China’ cautioned against Uyghur debate | Open Democracy Academic tells students that discussing China’s human rights record may not be ‘helpful to advancing mutual understanding’ opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-…
#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chair @ShioriYamao calls for Japan to pass mandatory human rights due diligence legislation after major fashion firms accused of using Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang supply chains. twitter.com/ShioriYamao/st…
BREAKING: #IPAC statement on new @ASPI_org report identifying Chinese state organs carrying out the repression of Uyghurs. IPAC calls for researchers to work with parliamentarians and governments to identify perpetrators so that sanctions can be pursued where appropriate.
#IPAC 🇧🇪 Co-Chair @SamuelCogolati MP leads scrutiny of Chinese tech firm Alibaba's branch at Liege Airport, Belgium. Under Chinese law Alibaba would have to pass sensitive data on Belgian citizens to servers in China, with access to security services. lecho.be/economie-polit…
#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair Sen. @AndreGattolin calls on the EU to pass Magnitsky style legislation to use against individuals responsible for human rights abuses in #Xinjiang. fr.news.yahoo.com/ou%C3%AFghours…
#IPAC 🇪🇺 members @AnnaFotyga_PE MEP and @MiriamMLex MEP lead calls for sponsors to drop support for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on human rights concerns. The signatories call on sponsors to "prevent the Chinse Communist Party from exploiting these games for their own gain." twitter.com/AnnaFotyga_PE/…
#BREAKING: Australian Senate passes 'Magnitsky' bill introduced by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit. The Private Senator's Bill puts pressure on the government to bring forward an Australian human rights sanctions regime. theguardian.com/australia-news…
Taiwan to support Lithuania with $200m fund after dispute with PRC | Financial Times The investment plan follows punitive trade sanctions issued by the Chinese government against Lithuania following its deepening of ties with Taiwan. ft.com/content/c4ce76…
Companies criticize China's alleged treatment of Uyghur Muslims | CBS News Featuring comment from #IPAC adviser @AkiraIgata on growing calls for Japan to develop a Magnitsky style targeted human rights sanctions regime. cbsnews.com/video/companie…
En réponse au courrier que les co-présidents 🇫🇷 #IPAC lui avaient adressé, @JY_LeDrian rappelle que les intimidations à l'encontre de l'Australie soulignent la nécessité d'assurer «un meilleur encadrement des pratiques commerciales déloyales» de la 🇨🇳 @iflorennes92 @AndreGattolin
EU slams China’s ‘authoritarian shift’ and broken economic promises | Politico politico.eu/article/eu-chi…
New Zealand slams Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs | Deutsche Welle dw.com/en/new-zealand…
Grateful to @GarnettGenuis who has secured an official parliamentary hearing into gross human rights abuses of Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang - as a follow up action to #IPAC commitments made in June. #StandTogether twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
"Talking about crimes against humanity no longer does justice to the gravity and scale of human rights abuses against Uyghurs." #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEP @EnginEroglu_FW speaks to Formiche as the Italian parliament debates a #UyghurGenocide motion. formiche.net/2021/04/eroglu…
Scientists at top British universities worked with Chinese nuclear weapons researchers | the Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/0…