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Hong Kong Legislative Council election is "an exhibition in authoritarianism"
#IPAC statement on Hong Kong Legislative Council elections.
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Two Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen artworks after Pillar of Shame dismantled | The Guardian
CUHK’s Goddess of Democracy and a sculpture at Lingnan University were removed overnight as authorities move to erase memorials to the massacre.
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#IPAC co-chair @MiriamMLex:
"Engaging positively with the Chinese people means standing with Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, Tibetans and all those oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party."
Lexmann calls for EU bans on all imports made by forced labour in China.
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China's Ambassador to France warns #IPAC 🇫🇷 member Sen. @OlivierCadic against visiting government officials in Taiwan. twitter.com/OlivierCadic/s…
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"Tibetans can no longer flee China"
@SikyongPTsering speaks to Le Temps following address to #IPACRome #G20 conference.
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French Senate backs Taiwan's bid for wider international participation | Focus Taiwan
Coverage of motion led by #IPAC 🇫🇷 Senators
@AndreGattolin @OlivierCadic and @VALLINIAndre backing Taiwan's participation in the WHO, Interpol and other institutions.
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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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4⃣A Special Rapporteur at the United Nations to investigate forced labor and ethnic persecution in the People’s Republic of China
We stand united in unequivocal condemnation of these practices and call upon the Chinese government to halt these atrocities immediately.
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#GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill tabled by #IPAC member @DavidAltonHL defeats government in the Lords.
IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair Baroness Kennedy: the amendment will "change the ecology of law by making genocide have serious meaning in our contemporary world”.
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Japan PM Kishida set to appoint #IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chair Rep. Gen Nakatani as chief human rights aide.
Rep. Nakatani has led cross-party calls for Japan to establish a Magnitsky-style targeted human rights sanctions regime.
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Japan considers diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics | Yahoo Japan
Growing calls for Japan to join the US, Australia, New Zealand and Lithuania in declining to send senior officials to the Games.
#NoRightsNoShow
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Uyghurs in Afghanistan Fear Deportation to China or Persecution Under The Taliban | RFA
Uyghurs who fled persecution in China could be vulnerable to Taliban efforts to placate Beijing.
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Uygur man awaits Morocco ruling as China seeks extradition after Interpol snub | SCMP
Coverage of #IPAC calls on the Moroccan government to block the extradition of Uyghur activist Idris Hassan to China.
scmp.com/news/china/dip… via @SCMPNews
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Hong Kong rights group says website not accessible through some networks | Reuters
Blocking of @hk_watch website by major internet providers could be exercise of new internet censorship powers under Hong Kong's National Security Law.
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"When it comes to CAI, the EU has yet again placed trade over upholding its values and protecting human rights."
The EU’s dispute with South Korea shows why CAI is unacceptable | @hk_watch
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"The elected House has spoken and chose to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our international allies, the Uighur people, and all those who have been sanctioned."
#IPAC member @Nus_Ghani after UK Parliament declares persecution of Uyghurs to be a genocide.
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#IPAC 🇦🇺 member @SenatorAbetz joins the #FreeChinaHostages campaign.
Today marks the second anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor on baseless and politically motivated charges in China. t.co/6IAXyy58u9
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Prominent Hong Kong civil rights group disbands, citing government pressure | CNN
CHRF the latest in a string of organizations and groups to disband or leave Hong Kong in recent months, citing diminishing civil liberties and a shrinking public sphere.
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📢Press Release: EU lawmakers slam new air cargo route to Xinjiang 'forced labour capital'.
#IPAC 🇪🇺 members @SamuelCogolati MP 🇧🇪 and @bueti MEP 🇩🇪 lead calls for import bans on goods made with forced labour as direct flight connects Europe to Xinjiang.
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Full story: Global legislators call for end to Beijing bullying of Lithuania, Taiwan.
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Uyghur exile and activist detained in transit in Morocco - at immediate risk of deportation to China | @SafeguardDefend
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The Uyghur activist that China wants in Morocco | Le Point
Sen. @AndreGattolin 🇫🇷 comments on #IPAC letter calling on the Moroccan government to block the extradition of Uyghur activist Idris Hasan to China, where he could face torture and other abuses.
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