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First person arrested under Australia's foreign interference laws | ABC
Mr Duong had been linked with organisations affiliated with the United Front Work Department, the Chinese Communist Party's overseas influence arm.
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The Chinese government is determined to deny Hong Kong the freedoms and autonomy guaranteed to them under international law.
#IPAC calls on legislators across the world to stand with the people of Hong Kong and hold Beijing to account for its abuses.
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 calls for a Japanese Magnitsky Act to enable sanctions on officials responsible for Uyghur forced labour and other human rights abuses in China.
Featuring comment from IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata.
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TikTok invites UK lawmakers to review algorithm after being probed on China censorship concerns | CNBC
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Australian Import Bans Show the Sharp Edge of China’s Economic Power | The Diplomat
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#IPAC 🇦🇺 member Andrew Hastie MP leads parliamentary inquiry investigating foreign interference in Australian universities.
Concerns around the pressure put on academic freedoms by the Chinese government are expected to feature prominently.
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BREAKING: 63 #IPAC members representing 14 legislatures call on the @IntlCrimCourt to accept a complaint alleging Chinese government Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang.
The ICC is uniquely placed to judge on genocide and crimes against humanity. Perpetrators must be held to account.
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We are honoured to receive personal thanks from 🇹🇼 President @iingwen after #IPAC called for Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly and WHO activities.
It is wrong and dangerous to exclude Taiwan's expertise from global efforts to fight COVID-19.
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ICC Uighur genocide complaint backed by parliamentarians around world | The Guardian
IPAC co-chair Baroness Kennedy: "The ICC must fully examine the allegations brought before it and make every effort to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice."
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BREAKING: #IPAC satellite in Japan agrees text for Magnitsky legislation, which #JPAC plans to introduce to the floor as soon as possible. #StandTogether twitter.com/Japan_pac/stat…
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chairs Rep. @ShioriYamao and Rep. Gen Nakatani lead calls for Japan to enact Magnitsky legislation to implement sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. twitter.com/ShioriYamao/st…
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Trading blows: China's punitive strategy against Australia is failing | Brisbane Times
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Siobhain_Mc is right to hold China to account for breaking the promises made to the people of Hong Kong in the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Attempts to silence our members across the globe will fail. We will continue to #StandTogether with Hong Kong. twitter.com/Siobhain_Mc/st…
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Global MPs Urge ICC to Probe Whether Abuses in Xinjiang Constitute Genocide | RFA
Coverage of our #IPAC letter to the ICC Chief Prosecutor Ms. Fatou Bensouda in support of a complaint evidencing crimes against Uyghurs and other minorities.
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We call on our governments to take urgent action to hold Beijing to account for its abuses against the people of Hong Kong and violations of international law.
Democratic countries must act decisively to defend the norms and values of the international rules based order. [2/2]
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BREAKING: #IPAC statement on the expulsion of opposition lawmakers from the Hong Kong Legislative Council.
This blatant assault on Hong Kong's autonomy demonstrates the contempt with which the Chinese Communist Party regards the Hong Kong people and their democratic values [1/2]
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"This is no longer only about Hong Kong – it is about freedom itself."
#IPAC advisor @benedictrogers calls for a global response to the exlcusion of elected opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong.
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Cross party Italian parliamentarians stand in solidarity with Hong Kong's pan democratic legislators and demand government action to hold China to account.
Signed by #IPAC 🇮🇹 members @rampi @LucioMalan @bobogiac @PaoloFormentin1 @EnricoBorghi1
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Breaking: UK declares breach of Sino-British Joint Declaration over disqualification of Hong Kong legislators.
We call on the UK government to now act urgently to hold China to account for its violations of international law. twitter.com/DominicRaab/st…
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LIVE: #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @LaylaMoran raises an Urgent Question on the disqualification of Hong Kong lawmakers.
She calls for sanctions on Chinese officials and a new lifeboat scheme for young Hong Kongers.
"It's time for actions not words, it's time to make good on our promises".
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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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