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Hong Kong court fines journalist HK$6,000 for use of public records in documentary about police | Hong Kong Free Press
"I think the verdict was not only against me, but against all reporters in Hong Kong," Choy said.
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"The elected House has spoken and chose to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our international allies, the Uighur people, and all those who have been sanctioned."
#IPAC member @Nus_Ghani after UK Parliament declares persecution of Uyghurs to be a genocide.
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PRC Embassy in London reacts to UK Parliament unanimously passing the #UygurGenocide motion.
CORRECTION: The motion passed without opposition. This means that it represents the view of the entire House.
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Parliamentarians across the world welcomed the UK Parliament's #UyghurGenocide declaration.
#IPAC 🇺🇸 Co-Chair @SenatorMenendez:
UK MPs have "shone a light on the egregious abuses the Chinese state commits against the Uyghur people."
Full comment:
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Yesterday the Lithuanian Seimas hosted a hearing on human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, receiving testimony from #IPAC members @DSakaliene MP 🇱🇹Hon. @IrwinCotler 🇨🇦 and @bueti MEP 🇪🇺.
Watch the full proceedings here (English audio): youtube.com/watch?v=2TBSOj…
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Bipartisan support for tearing up Victoria’s Belt and Road agreement | Sydney Morning Herald
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit: Belt and Road Initiative a "debt trap" for Australia.
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The Belgian MP who challenges Beijing over the fate of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang | Le Monde
#IPAC 🇧🇪 Co-Chair @SamuelCogolati MP speaks to Le Monde about attempts to recognise the persecution of Uyghurs as a genocide.
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"How can we sign an agreement with China, when it has blatantly violated the Sino-British Joint Declaration guaranteeing the preservation of Hong Kong's rights and freedoms?"
#IPAC 🇮🇹 Co-Chair @LucioMalan writes on the EU-China #CAI investment deal.
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Revealed: UK solar projects using panels from firms linked to Xinjiang forced labour | the Guardian
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Beijing’s top office in Hong Kong ratchets up attack on Bar Association chief Paul Harris, denouncing him as an ‘anti-China politician’ | SCMP
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EU slams China’s ‘authoritarian shift’ and broken economic promises | Politico
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‘Know your place’: Beijing accuses Hong Kong press club of being ‘external force’ interfering in China’s internal affairs | Hong Kong Free Press
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Hong Kong protest leader Ernie Chow ‘ordered to spy for Beijing’ | The Times
A former Hong Kong student protest leader has fled to Canada after claiming that he was pressured to spy on members of the territory’s pro-democracy movement for Beijing.
thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-k…
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Anonymous paper seeking to refute evidence for atrocities against Uyghurs receives strong criticism.
Featuring comment from #IPAC adviser @adrianzenz.
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BREAKING: #IPAC launches global campaign calling on the @WHO🌏to invite Taiwan 🇹🇼 to participate in the upcoming World Health Assembly.
If Taiwan is left out, we all suffer.
It's time to #LetTaiwanHelp.
📽️ Watch our video statement below 👇
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International parliamentary group calls for Taiwan's inclusion in WHA | Focus Taiwan
#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair @AndreGattolin:
Taiwan's participation in the WHA "should not even be questioned."
Coverage of #IPAC #LetTaiwanHelp campaign 👇
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Motion led by #IPAC 🇨🇿 Co-Chair @PavelFischer urges the Czech government to call on the @WHO to invite Taiwan 🇹🇼 to participate in the upcoming World Health Assembly.
The motion has been approved and tabled by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
#LetTaiwanHelp #WHA twitter.com/PavelFischer/s…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs @EnginEroglu_FW @bueti @MiriamMLex @AnnaFotyga_PE call on 10 EU member states to terminate extradition treaties with P.R. China.
These moves are vital to protecting Hong Kongers, Uyghurs, Tibetans and the Chinese diaspora in Europe. twitter.com/EnginEroglu_FW…
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Hong Kong passes immigration bill, raising alarm over 'exit bans' | Reuters
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International alliance of legislators kicks off campaign to include Taiwan in WHA | Taiwan News
#IPAC Co-Chair @MPIainDS "At a time when the world should be uniting to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, it makes no sense to exclude Taiwan from the WHA"
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4189100
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China's Premier tells Germany to focus on trade, not human rights | Politico
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Motion led by #IPAC 🇨🇿 Co-Chair Senator @PavelFischer calls on the Czech government to challenge the @WHO deadlock and invite #Taiwan to the World Health Assembly.
The proposal passed unanimously through the Czech Senate.
#LetTaiwanHelp #WHA
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Wonderful to see the #LetTaiwanHelp campaign gaining global traction.
Thank you to @RepBera for originating the campaign 👏👏
#WHA74 #WHA twitter.com/iingwen/status…
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The WTO Can Help Shine a Spotlight on Forced-Labor Practices in Xinjiang’s Cotton Industry | CSIS
"For next month’s dedicated discussion to have credibility, it must examine the trade impact of the use of forced labor to pick cotton in Xinjiang."
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Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong and trio of fellow activists plead guilty to partaking in banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil | HKFP
24 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists democrats were charged with "illegal assembly" for taking part in a Tiananmen vigil last year.
hongkongfp.com/2021/04/30/hon…
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