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#IPAC 🇬🇧 members @timloughton @amcarmichaelMP @MPIainDS and Fiona Bruce MP called for Magnitsky sanctions and demanded reciprocal access to Tibet in light of reports of forced labour and other abuses in the region.
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Parliamentary committee led by #IPAC 🇦🇺 members Sen. @kimbakit and @SenatorAbetz receive testimony from Australia's Uyghur community, hearing evidence of “intimidation and harassment” from the Chinese government.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS: It is time for Britain to impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on China.
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Democracies are still falling for China's lies | #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @marcorubio writes for the @Telegraph.
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#IPAC UK member @amcarmichaelMP:
"The point that you should never forget about human rights is that they are universal. If they don't matter in Tibet, if they don't matter in Xinjiang, then frankly they don't actually matter here either."
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Fiona Bruce MP demands that the UK government update guidance for British companies operating in Tibet to prevent the use of forced labour in supply chains, using civil penalties to hold companies to account where necessary.
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#IPAC member and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet @timloughton calls for reciprocal access to Tibet.
While Chinese officials enjoy broad access to the UK, British and international diplomats have been denied access to Tibet for years.
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#LIVE #IPAC 🇬🇧 parliamentarians debate reports of forced labour in Tibet, as revealed by IPAC advisor @adrianzenz.
Watch now: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/1d…
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As Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen visits the Vatican, #IPAC 🇮🇹 members from six parties rally in support of religious minorities in China.
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"The case represents a dramatic escalation of the Chinese government's attempts to shut down free speech abroad."
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Bipartisan legislation led by #IPAC 🇺🇸 member Rep. @Malinowski passes unanimously through the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The bill would give temporary refuge to Hong Kong citizens fleeing persecution and expedite refugee applications.
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🇯🇵 Japan Parliamentary Alliance on China #JPAC held its second plenary meeting yesterday, with input from #IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata and discussions on Hong Kong, economic security and parliamentary action. twitter.com/Japan_pac/stat…
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71st anniversary of the People’s Republic of China marked by mobilisations denouncing oppression.
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair @AndreGattolin
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Britain must not be a safe haven for businesses profiting from Uyghur forced labour | #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani for PoliticsHome.
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