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Notre co-président pour la 🇫🇷France @AndreGattolin parle à @Valeurs de nos dernières initiatives et de la réponse européenne à l'offensive chinoise, à lire ici ⬇️ valeursactuelles.com/clubvaleurs/mo… #HongKong #Ouïghours #Huawei
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Martina Navratilova says Tennis Australia is ‘capitulating’ to Chinese government over Peng Shuai | The Guardian
Former world No 1 labels Australian Open organisers ‘weak’ for decision to stop fans wearing t-shirts displaying ‘Where is Peng Shuai?'
theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan…
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Hong Kong foreign press says journalists being targeted in US-China stand-off
bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world…
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chairs Louisa Wall MP and Simon O'Connor MP and @Billbrowder drive efforts to build New Zealand's 'Magnitsky' human rights sanctions regime.
Wall: democratic countries increasingly "all on the same page" on targeting human rights abusers.
newsroom.co.nz/absurd-for-nz-…
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House unanimously passes Uyghur forced labor bill | Axios
The legislation will ban imports from Xinjiang unless goods can be proved to be free of Uyghur forced labour.
Congratulations to #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenRubioPress for leading the campaign.
axios.com/congress-uyghu…
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"It’s time to crack down on human rights abuse and corruption"
#IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS and @RhonddaBryant write for the The Times on how the UK Parliament's new Magnitsky Sanctions Regime APPG can target perpetrators of abuse in China and Hong Kong.
thetimes.co.uk/article/its-ti…
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European Parliament to vote on freezing China deal | Politico
The EP is expected to pass a motion pushing to formally freeze the EU-China #CAI investment deal, after Beijing's sanctions on #IPAC members and EU lawmakers for speaking out on Uyghur abuses.
politico.eu/article/europe…
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"To lay such a Christmas present under Xi Jinping's Christmas tree after the year that we've had with China, that is quite a stretch"
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti MEP gives interview on EU-China #CAI investment deal.
businessinsider.com/china-human-ri…
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#IPAC 🇧🇪 and 🇮🇹 members @SamuelCogolati @ElsVanHoofcdenv @G_Dallemagne and @LucioMalan co-sign letter backing Taiwan to participate in the @WHO.
"we should not let any political doctrine stand in the way of a more comprehensive effort to fight the pandemic."
#LetTaiwanHelp twitter.com/_TheFormosaClu…
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More coverage of #IPAC Italy's efforts to ensure Hong Kong remained top of the agenda when Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Thank you to our 🇮🇹 members @LucioMalan @rampi @bobogiac @PaoloFormentin1 @EnricoBorghi1 👏👏
epochtimes.it/news/di-maio-i…
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Full story: theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
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The Belgian MP who challenges Beijing over the fate of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang | Le Monde
#IPAC 🇧🇪 Co-Chair @SamuelCogolati MP speaks to Le Monde about attempts to recognise the persecution of Uyghurs as a genocide.
lemonde.fr/international/…
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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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#BREAKING: Swiss Councillors back human rights sanctions bill with Russia, China under scrutiny.
The Swiss Foreign Affairs Committee approves a bill led by #IPAC🇨🇭member @FabianMolinaNR to establish a #Magnitsky style human rights sanctions regime.
blick.ch/politik/kommis…
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Speed of Stand News shutdown sends chilling signal to Hong Kong’s media | The Guardian
Activists warned that the legal charges used against the website could effectively make any critical journalism illegal in Hong Kong.
theguardian.com/world/2021/dec…
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British state could buy stake in Sizewell nuclear plant to keep Chinese state owned nuclear group out | The Times
thetimes.co.uk/article/britis…
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Amazon suppliers linked to forced labour in China, watchdog group says | NBC News
Electronics firms using Xinjiang's state-backed coercive labour transfer schemes supply the Amazon Basics range and other own branded goods.
nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news…
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#BREAKING IPAC legislators from 18 countries express concern regarding the visit of @mbachelet to the Uyghur Region of China.
theguardian.com/world/2022/may…
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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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"The world must view these policies in their totality, as amounting to an intent to destroy the Uyghurs as a group, in whole or in part"
#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @IrwinCotler calls for states to investigate Genocide claims while international courts are blocked.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/evi…
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Belgian Parliament prepares to hear evidence of a Genocide against Uyghurs | Le Soir
plus.lesoir.be/372713/article…
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“If you don't stand up for democracy when it is threatened in other countries, eventually all democracies will lose”
@ChairOlek on #IPAC22DC in @joshrogin piece for the Washington Post. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
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Lithuania’s foreign minister calls on EU to stand up to Beijing | Financial Times
Chinese government trade coercion against Lithuania a 'test' for EU's commitment to single market.
ft.com/content/ebdc84…
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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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UK expands eligibility for Hong Kong visa offer | Reuters
Campaign led by #IPAC members @DamianGreen and @DavidAltonHL will allow those with parents holding a BN(O) passport to apply to live in the UK - including those born after 1997.
@hk_watch
reuters.com/world/uk-expan…
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