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"Instead of a beacon of light and hope, today we have gone into the dark corridors of procedural purdah."
#IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS on government moves to block a vote on the IPAC backed #GenocideAmendment to the Trade Bill.
1003
‘There’s a duty to confront evil’: the Irish politicians standing up to the Chinese Communist Party | Independent
Featuring interviews with #IPAC 🇮🇪 members @barrymward @malcolmbyrne @SenatorMcDowell @MlMcNamaraTD on the launch of IPAC Ireland.
independent.ie/world-news/asi…
1004
We are delighted to also announce Rep. @G_Dallemagne (cdH) as a founding member of #IPAC Belgium 🇧🇪
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"Donald Trump and Joe Biden don't agree on much but both of their administrations have now recognised that Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China are being subject to ongoing genocide."
#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @GarnettGenuis MP urges Canada to declare a 'genocide' against Uyghurs. twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
1007
UK ministers accused of 'engineering' vote on genocide claims | the Guardian
UK Government moves to prevent a vote on the cross-party #GenocideAmendment to Trade Bill proposed by #IPAC members, avoiding likely defeat.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
1008
.@LauraHarth covers #IPAC UK and US efforts towards genocide determination on abuse of Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in China.
formiche.net/2021/01/usa-uk…
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LIVE: #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani moves #UyghurGenocide motion:
“That this House believes that Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are suffering Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide.”
Watch here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/0a…
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U.S. set to add more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang | Reuters
reuters.com/world/china/ex…
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Democracies are still falling for China's lies | #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @marcorubio writes for the @Telegraph.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/0…
1013
"We have not forgotten your plight and we will not cease to long for your freedom."
Message from #IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chairs Sen. @PavelFischer and Jan Lipavský MP to Michael Korvig and Michael Spavor on the 2nd anniversary of their arrest and imprisonment in China.
#FreeChinaHostages twitter.com/JanLipavsky/st…
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China scrubs evidence of Xinjiang clampdown amid ‘genocide’ debate | Washington Post
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti: European Parliament not informed of plans to agree new rules for European NGOs operating in China.
#CAI would allow Beijing to gain "comprehensive control" over EU NGOs, with requirements that Chinese nationals hold key posts.
handelsblatt.com/politik/intern…
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🎉Wishing our friends across the world a happy #ChineseNewYear2021🎉
We will stand with you this year and always.
祝世界各地的朋友新春快樂！
今年我們與您並肩同行，永不放棄。
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Taiwan criticises WHO 'indifference' after failing to get into meeting | Reuters
#IPAC led global calls for Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly and @WHO.
#WHA74 #LetTaiwanHelp
reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
1020
Swiss Foreign Affairs Commission calls for the Switzerland - China Free Trade Agreement to be updated to include a binding chapter on human rights.
The motion was led by #IPAC 🇨🇭 member @WalderNicolas MP and will proceed to a debate in parliament.
parlament.ch/press-releases…
1021
University of Hong Kong demands sculpture commemorating the Tiananmen Massacre be removed | Politiken
The moves are the latest in Beijing's efforts to erase from the crackdown from collective memory.
politiken.dk/8415578
1022
🇱🇹 Lithuanian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee passes resolution condemning the sham Hong Kong Legislative Council elections.
The resolution calls for the EU to create a mechanism for political dissidents to seek asylum in Europe. twitter.com/DSakaliene/sta…
1023
#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chair Rep. Gen Nakatani calls for Japan to ratify the Genocide Convention and implement a Magnitsky-style targeted sanctions regime as part of a renewed "human rights diplomacy".
axios.com/china-united-s…
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UN rights boss signals she may move on Xinjiang without China nod | Reuters
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has repeatedly been blocked by China from investigating human rights abuses in the Uyghur Region.
reuters.com/world/china/un…
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chairs Louisa Wall MP and Simon O'Connor MP call on Justice Minister @KrisinMana to block the extradition of New Zealand citizens and residents to China.
China's promises on the treatment and fair trial of those extradited have been broken in numerous cases.
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