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Biden administration expected to announce diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics this week | CNN
#IPAC has called on governments across the world to decline invitations to attend the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympic.
#NoRightsNoShow
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#BREAKING: Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022 Olympics.
President @GitanasNauseda confirmed that neither he nor Ministers would attend.
Thank you to #IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene for her contribution to the campaign.
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Tory rebels back amendment to allow young Hong Kongers to move to UK | The Telegraph
Cross-party amendment led by #IPAC member @DamianGreen extending BNO visa offer to 18-25 year olds will be voted on next week.
@hk_watch
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Xinjiang: Twitter closes thousands of China state-linked accounts spreading propaganda | The Guardian
The operations created fake Uyghur profiles to disseminate state propaganda and fake testimonials about their happy lives in the region.
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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.
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"If Lithuania dares to stand up for our common democratic values even when dictatorships threaten and hate, we should be able to do the same."
#IPAC 🇸🇪 co-chair @JoarForssell calls for Sweden to deepen its diplomatic cooperation with Taiwan.
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WTA suspends China tournaments over Peng Shuai safety concerns | BBC
#IPAC has called on governments to stage a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympics in light of industrial scale human rights abuses in the PRC.
#NoRightsNoShow
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#BREAKING: Australia passes Magnitsky-style sanctions legislation.
The law allows for travel bans and asset freezes on abusers of human rights globally.
Congratulations to #IPAC 🇦🇺 members @SenPaterson @kimbakit @kevinandrewsmp and others for leading the campaign 👏👏 twitter.com/kimbakit/statu…
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EU makes late bid to rival China on the Silk Road | Politico
Ursula von der Leyen to unveil €300 billion spending plan amid warnings of the Belt and Road's 'debt traps' and 'data traps'.
Comment from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti
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Airbnb hosts Xinjiang rentals on land owned by sanctioned group | Axios
#Beijing2022 sponsors @Airbnb let over a dozen homes on land owned by the XPCC, an entity sanctioned by the US government for complicity in abuses against Uyghurs.
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🇨🇦 MP @Alduceppe tables motion calling for a postponement of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics until international observers can visit the Uyghur Region to investigate human rights abuses.
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Today in the UK House of Commons MPs from all major parties called on the Government to implement a full diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympics.
.@cajardineMP cited the treatment of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai.
#WhereIsPengShuai
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Leaked papers link Xinjiang crackdown with China leadership | The Guardian
Speeches from Xi and other top officials cover security, population control and the need to punish the Uyghur population.
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UBS and Credit Suisse criticised for links to Uyghur abuses | Blick
#IPAC 🇨🇭 co-chair @FabianMolinaNR on @hk_watch report: "Swiss banks are still not able to to adhere to fundamental human rights standards"
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How Beijing’s billions are buying up the Commonwealth | The Telegraph
#IPAC 🇺🇬 co-chair @BLSonga MP:
Lack of alternatives drives African countries to PRC's Belt and Road Initiative.
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Report from @hk_watch finds that 93% of those charged over Hong Kong protests are too young to access UK BN(O) visa scheme.
@DamianGreen amendment to the Borders Bill would see law changes to help young Hongkongers flee to the UK.
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New evidence presented at @TribunalUyghur reveals extent of Chinese government crackdown on Uyghurs.
The evidence documents senior government support for efforts to 'optimise' Uyghur populations and carry out predictive policing. twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
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Senior PRC public security official enters INTERPOL | Le Monde
#IPAC: Hu's election puts "tens of thousands of Hong Kongers, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Taiwanese and Chinese dissidents living abroad at even graver risk" @AndreGattolin.
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China’s nominee wins Interpol seat despite concerns of human rights groups | South China Morning Post
#IPAC: “Hu’s election gives the PRC government a green light to continue using Interpol as a vehicle for its repressive policies globally"
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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.
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🥇 11-time Paralympic gold medal winner @Tanni_GT welcomes diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Calls for UK government to do more to avoid "sports-washing" of the Chinese government's appalling treatment of the Uyghurs.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL leads House of Lords debate on the Genocide of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Region.
Alton calls for sponsors to withdraw from the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics in light of the PRC government's abuses in the Uyghur Region. twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/s…
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Universities under pressure to divest from firms complicit in Uyghur abuses | Washington Post
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@Jacob_Rees_Mogg @MPIainDS Full story: UK government says no plans for Ministers to attend Beijing Winter Olympics
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