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Chinese official gets Interpol post despite opposition from Australian MPs | ABC Australia
#IPAC 🇦🇺 member @Senator_CFW: Hu's elections risks the PRC using Interpol as a vehicle for its repressive policies and could harm its international standing.
abc.net.au/news/2021-11-2…
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Parliamentarians call for sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials on 33rd anniversary of #4June | CNA
Coverage of #IPAC Hong Kong Legal Accountablity Campaign launch.
cna.com.tw/news/acn/20220…
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Sweden's failure to carry out a diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022 is a "betrayal" to Uyghurs and for pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.
#IPAC 🇸🇪 members @DavidLega @IsaLann1 and @hampushagman write for Jyllands-Posten.
jp.se/2022-01-13/reg…
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"The world seems to forget that China broke its promises related to the Beijing 2008 Olympics and is committing atrocities against the Uyghur and other Turkic communities in plain sight."
Opinion: If Uyghur Lives Matter, the Olympics Should Move | WSJ
wsj.com/articles/if-uy…
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#IPAC 🇩🇪 members @MargareteBause @GydeJ and Michael Brand will lead a public hearing in the Bundestag to debate whether the Chinese government's persecution of Uyghurs constitutes a Genocide.
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 member @RepYoungKim leads bi-partisan 'DICTATOR' Act to expose PRC support for Putin.
The act would require the US government to investigate how the Chinese government and its affiliates are helping Russia evade sanctions for Ukraine invasion.
youngkim.house.gov/media/press-re…
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"What we are seeing today, as China hosts the games for a second time in 14 years, is the utter betrayal and abandonment of the Olympic Charter."
#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @IrwinCotler writes on the Chinese government's human rights record.
#Beijing2022
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
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Full text of letter from @MPIainDS and @uffeelbaek:
Actions of @HSBC show it is "not only willing to turn a blind eye to the Chinese government’s political repression but is also complicit in abetting direct violations of international law."
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In March, the EU implemented its human rights sanctions regime against Chinese officials responsible for abuses in Xinjiang, in a major victory for #IPAC politicians.
politico.eu/article/eu-amb…
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#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @GarnettGenuis calls for revival of special parliamentary committee on Canada-China relations to examine Chinese government threats against Taiwan and Indo-Pacific countries.
theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…
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#IPAC 🇸🇪 @JoarForssell speaks to Sverige Radio on the need for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
#NoRightsNoShow
sverigesradio.se/artikel/diplom…
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Full story: 'If the others go I'll go': Inside China's scheme to transfer Uighurs into work | BBC
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
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"Beijing is trying to scare European politicians into silence."
Interview with #IPAC 🇩🇰 Co-Chair @uffeelbaek MP on Chinese government attempts to intimidate parliamentarians and activists abroad.
information.dk/udland/2021/05…
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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.
newsroom.co.nz/pacific-island…
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other ethnic minorities tortured in Xinjiang. I urge the Biden Administration to immediately investigate the extent to which HSBC violated U.S. sanctions on the XPCC and hold institutions accountable for violations of U.S. law and basic human rights.”
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Belizean national Lee Henley Hu Xiang charged with financing 'anti-China' forces in the US following arrest in Guangzhou.
The case reflects new extraterritorial provisions in China's Criminal Law, echoing aspects of Hong Kong's National Security Law.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/foreig…
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French city objects to Zara store extension in part over Uyghur probe | Reuters
Global fashion brand Zara denied permission to extend a French store following concerns over alleged links to Uyghur forced labour supply chains.
reuters.com/article/indite…
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#NEW Some of our 🇬🇧 members, together with Uyghur groups, have raised the alarm about a planned visit of the Governor on Xinjiang to the UK next week.
The Governor, Erkin Tuniyaz, is sanctioned by the US for his role in the repression of Uyghurs.
theguardian.com/world/2023/feb…
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Brussels seeks to win round critics of EU-China deal | Financial Times
ft.com/content/772666…
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"the genocide in Xinjiang is subtle. There are no gas chamber, instead there is forced sterlization ... yet make no mistake, this is targeted at the Uyghurs: to destroy their way of life and existence."
@MarieRimmer adds to calls for an urgent assessment of abuses in Xinjiang.
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Australia denied access to dual citizen detained for alleged ‘subversion’ in Hong Kong | The Guardian
The individual faces a potential jail term ranging from 10 years to life if convicted of 'subversion' under the broadly defined National Security Law.
theguardian.com/world/2022/feb…
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Multinational lawmakers urge world not to forget Chinese government threats against Taiwan as Olympics begin | CNA
Coverage of #IPAC #Beijing2022 #NoRightsNoShow campaign.
cna.com.tw/news/aipl/2022…
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Full story: Alliance of 60 elected officials from 18 countries calls for probe into 'indications of genocide' | CBC News
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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NHS accused of exploiting forced labour | Spectator
UK hospitals bought PPE from firm using Xinjiang state sponsored forced labour, as MPs prepare to debate an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that could stop procurement from Uyghur slave labour.
spectator.co.uk/article/nhs-ac…
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