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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.
#NoRightsNoShow
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Coverage of #IPAC calls for Taiwan's inclusion in the upcoming World Health Assembly.
"This not only threatens the health and wellbeing of Taiwan's citizens, but also creates a dangerous gap in the global network."
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#IPAC advisor @benedictrogers supporting our call for #noextradition to Hong Kong.
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Taiwan, Canada, Japan ask to join EU’s WTO case against Chinese government | Politico
Growing global coordination behind efforts to counter Chinese government economic coercion against Lithuania over its deepening of relations with Taiwan.
politico.eu/article/taiwan…
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Amendment cracking down on imports of forced organ harvesting co-sponsored by #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL passed by UK House of Lords.
Evidence shows religious minorities and prisoners of conscience are targeted for forced organ harvesting in China.
davidalton.net/2021/01/13/ame…
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#IPAC members also led a resolution on Hong Kong in the European Parliament.
IPAC Co-Chair @MiriamMLex MEP said that the EU could not be a "credible actor" if it rewarded governments committing human rights abuses with lucrative investment deals.
twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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#BREAKING: Lithuanian Seimas declares the Chinese state's persecution of Uyghurs constitutes Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity.
The motion was led by #IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene MP and follows #UyghurGenocide declarations from 🇺🇸 government and 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇳🇱 parliaments. twitter.com/LRSeimas/statu…
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“deeper trade links and increased Chinese investment in the UK would seem to directly undermine attempts to meet these challenges."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 comment on #IntegratedReview label of China as the “biggest state-based threat” to the UK's economic security.
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Today the @UNHumanRights Council meets in Geneva🇺🇳
IPAC calls on HRC Members 🇨🇿🇩🇰🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇯🇵🇳🇱🇬🇧 to back a Commission of Inquiry into Genocide and other alleged crimes in Xinjiang.
@JakubKulhanek @JeppeKofod @JY_LeDrian @HeikoMaas @luigidimaio @moteging @SigridKaag @DominicRaab twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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#IPAC 🇺🇲 co-chair @SenRubioPress and Sen. @JeffMerkley lead bi-partisan support for #IPAC 🇬🇧 #StopGenocideTrade amendment.
The letter urges the UK to lead democratic nations in allowing genocide determinations in domestic courts, offering hope of justice for #Uygurs.
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#BREAKING Chinese government announces sanctions on US and Canadian individuals after action on Uyghur abuses.
Targets include the Canadian Parliament's Sub-Committee on International Human Rights, of which #IPAC 🇨🇦 members @GarnettGenuis MP and @HMcPhersonMP are members.
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#BREAKING: European Parliament adopts Uyghur Urgency Resolution co-authored by #IPAC members @bueti @MiriamMLex @EnginEroglu_FW.
The Resolution calls for:
1⃣Sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for abuses against Uyghurs
2⃣Ban on imports tainted by Xinjiang forced labour twitter.com/bueti/status/1…
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A new report published by @SafeguardDefend reveals that Chinese courts have a conviction rate of 99.96%.
The report comes ahead of the trial of Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, currently held hostage by the Chinese government.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/presum…
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The PRC government is carrying out a global campaign of intimidation against all who dare criticise its authoritarian rule.
Legislators from 20+ countries have signed the #IPAC pledge to advocate on behalf of those facing extradition to the PRC.
#DoNotExtradite
#StandTogether
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti and @petras_petras lead over 60 cross-party MEPs in stating solidarity with Lithuania as it withstands pressure from the Chinese government.
The letter calls on the EU to stand against Beijing's 'coercive diplomacy' targeted at Lithuania.
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#BREAKING: US Government imposes import bans on Xinjiang solar technology firm Hoshine for its use of Uyghur forced labour.
#IPAC has led calls for G7 states to block the import of solar technology products tainted by Uyghur forced labour.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS blasts UK government's attempts to block a vote on the #GenocideAmendment as "arcane procedural games” that "demean democracy".
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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Scottish schools face calls to remove Chinese government “propaganda” from their classrooms, amid ongoing co-operation with Confucius Institutes programmes.
thetimes.co.uk/article/chines…
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced over banned Tiananmen vigil | The Guardian
In her mitigation, Chow said:
“If those in power had wished to kill the movement with prosecution and imprisonment, they shall be sorely disappointed."
theguardian.com/world/2021/dec…
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Drop in Xinjiang birth-rate largest in recent history: report | AP
The Uyghur Region had the sharpest known drop in birth rates of any territory in modern history, more extreme than declines during the Syrian civil war and Rwandan genocide.
apnews.com/article/beijin…
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Leaked Shanghai Public Security Bureau database reveals widespread surveillance of Uyghurs and foreign nationals in China | Repubblica rep.repubblica.it/pwa/generale/2…
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