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#IPAC member @RhonddaBryant MP links the Chinese government crackdown in Hong Kong with prison camps for Uyghur Muslims, forced sterilization of ethnic minorities and repression of religious freedoms in China.
"Communism today looks remarkably like fascism."
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#IPAC member @imranahmadkhan calls for the UK government to coordinate actions with international partners to crisis in Hong Kong.
The Chinese government has violated international law and the fundamental human rights of Hong Kong citizens.
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Australian MPs condemn China's Hong Kong crackdown.
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit: "Australia must be a strong voice in standing up for the international order, and for the democratic values that we hold so dear, as do the people of Hong Kong."
theage.com.au/world/asia/aus…
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"We will continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong in their defence of the democratic character of Hong Kong."
Statement of solidarity with Hong Kong pro-democrat legislators signed by #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs @MiriamMLex @bueti @AnnaFotyga_PE. twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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Japan eyes US-style law to sanction Uighur human rights abuses | Nikkei Asia
Coverage of #IPAC 🇯🇵 satellite @Japan_pac calls for a Magnitsky style human rights sanctions regime. Featuring comment from IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata.
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"Democracy is gasping for air"
Statement from #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair Sen. @marcorubio slams the ousting of pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong.
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chair @ShioriYamao addresses the Japanese parliament, advocating for a Japanese 'Magnitsky' human rights sanctions act and expressing solidarity with ousted Hong Kong legislators.
📽️Watch below 👇 twitter.com/Japan_pac/stat…
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#LIVE NOW: #IPAC 🇯🇵 satellite @Japan_pac hold parliamentary meeting to protest the exclusion of opposition lawmakers from Hong Kong's Legislative Council.
Watch below 👇 twitter.com/Japan_pac/stat…
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.@HHeldina also questioned whether now is the right time to be expanding investment opportunities from China, given Beijing's attacks on democracy in Hong Kong and persecution of Uyghur and other religious minorities.
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Coverage of interventions by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @LaylaMoran and @AlynSmith in the UK parliament yesterday.
All called for sanctions and other mechanisms to hold China to account for its breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong.
smh.com.au/world/europe/c…
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Yesterday: The Chinese Foreign Ministry condemns #IPAC in response to our solidarity with the Hong Kong opposition.
Today: We announce 12 new members, expanding our alliance to 178 members across 19 legislatures.
We will always #StandTogether with those oppressed by the CCP.
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#IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chair @PavelFischer speaks to the Sunday Guardian on Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization:
"Health issues do not respect borders and do not show special consideration to leadership of any political party."
sundayguardianlive.com/news/taiwan-ou…
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Canada's ambassador to the United Nations calls on the UN Human Rights Council to investigate whether China's persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang province should be considered an act of genocide.
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"No religion is immune: Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and others have all been targeted."
#IPAC 🇦🇺 member @kevinandrewsmp writes on the Chinese Communist Party's repression of religious freedoms.
spectator.com.au/2020/11/on-the…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 MPs write to UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab demanding sanctions on the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and six Chinese officials responsible for abuses against Uyghurs and Tibetans.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/1…
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Full text of letter signed by 20 #IPAC 🇬🇧 parliamentarians to UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Allegations include mass incarceration, widespread forced labour and torture.
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 member @RepTedYoho and @RepMalinowski lead bipartisan letter calling for the UN to appoint a Special Rapporteur to investigate human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
The letter also received support from IPAC members internationally. twitter.com/RepTedYoho/sta…
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Today UK parliamentarians debated the National Security and Investment Bill.
#IPAC member @Nus_Ghani MP voiced security concerns around data harvesting by Chinese social media firms, who by law are required to hand over data to the Chinese government if requested.
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US, International Lawmakers Urge UN to Launch Probe of Rights Abuses in Xinjiang | RFA
Coverage of calls led by IPAC 🇺🇸 members @RepTedYoho
@RepMalinowski to investigate human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other minority groups.
rfa.org/english/news/u…
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'If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy': Beijing's fresh threat to Australia | The Sydney Morning Herald
The #IPAC mission to unite democratic countries in a common defence of our shared values is more important than ever.
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"To defy the greatest human rights abusers is essential to restoring democracy for our generation and those that follow."
Yesterday leading Hong Kong activist @joshuawongcf addressed the 🇮🇹 Italian Senate.
Full text below 👇
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 Lord @DavidAltonHL calls for the UK to exclude perpetrators of genocide and crimes against humanity from new and continuity trade deals, referencing human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region.
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#IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chair Sen. @PavelFischer leads the Senate Security Committee in urging the government to reject bids from Chinese firms to construct Czech nuclear power plants.
The statement rejects China's involvement in critical national infrastructure on security grounds. twitter.com/PavelFischer/s…
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