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Taiwan Ambassador to the Vatican backs #IPAC campaign to drink Australian wine in #SolidarityWithAustralia.
👇🇹🇼🇻🇦🍷🇦🇺👇
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4067375
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#IPAC member and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet @timloughton calls for reciprocal access to Tibet.
While Chinese officials enjoy broad access to the UK, British and international diplomats have been denied access to Tibet for years.
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Macron’s comments “not only disregard the vital place of Taiwan in the global economy, but undermine decades-long commitment of the international community to maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait,”
Politico report 👇
politico.eu/article/china-…
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#BREAKING: #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics statement.
#IPAC supports athletes competing at the Games and wishes them every success.
But we cannot allow the Games to distract from the PRC government's abuses.
Governments MUST act to hold the PRC government accountable 👇👇
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China and Russia aggressively targeting Canadians, CSIS director warns | Global News
Reveals 'Operation Fox Hunt', the Chinese Communist Party’s scheme to silence opposition to its rule by using fear and intimidation against dissidents internationally.
globalnews.ca/news/7629494/c…
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‘We fought the good fight’: journalists in Hong Kong reel from assault on media | The Guardian
Close to two dozen journalists and press freedom campaigners have been arrested since the implementation of the national security law in June 2020.
theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…
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Amidst widespread press attention, German Foreign Minister Maas echoed #IPAC's calls for the withdrawal of Hong Kong's Security Law and access for an international investigation into Xinjiang's prison camps.
scmp.com/news/china/art…
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One day after #IPAC publishes evidence of mass atrocity crimes against Muslim Minorities in Xinjiang and calls for an urgent UN investigation, the U.K. and 27 other countries make that call at the United Nations. Great first step.
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-chi…
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#IPAC UK member @amcarmichaelMP:
"The point that you should never forget about human rights is that they are universal. If they don't matter in Tibet, if they don't matter in Xinjiang, then frankly they don't actually matter here either."
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Chinese state media threatens academic @adrianzenz for report published with #IPAC on forced sterilisation and @ASPI_org for reports detailing the connection between Chinese big tech and anti-Muslim atrocities.
twitter.com/globaltimesnew…
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G7 commits to removing forced labor from global supply chains - U.S. says | Reuters
Ahead of the #G7Summit #IPAC co-chairs wrote to G7 leaders calling for measures to remove Uyghur forced labour from global supply chains.
reuters.com/article/g7-sum…
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BREAKING: IPAC to gather in Rome for G20 counter-meeting.
#IPAC legislators will meet in Rome ahead of the #G20 Leaders summit to call for a tougher response to the Chinese government's abuses.
Interested journalists get in touch👋
Press release 👇
ipac.global/ipac-to-gather…
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China’s cotton trade: Boycotts give hope to Uighurs but companies take a hit | Irish Times
#IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair Senator @malcolmbyrne calls on clothing manufacturers to ensure supply chains are free of forced labour abuses against Uyghurs.
irishtimes.com/business/china…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 member @EnginEroglu_FW:
After addressing dire situation in Xinjiang, EU must now also sanction Chinese officials responsible for violations of international law in Hong Kong.
Open letter signed by 15 IPAC EP and EU members. twitter.com/EnginEroglu_FW…
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Uyghurs in Afghanistan Fear Deportation to China or Persecution Under The Taliban | RFA
Uyghurs who fled persecution in China could be vulnerable to Taliban efforts to placate Beijing.
rfa.org/english/news/u…
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#IPAC 🇮🇹 member and Vice-President of Italy's Foreign Affairs Committee @PaoloFormentin1 addresses the Italian Parliament questioning attempts to rush through the EU-China #CAI investment deal. twitter.com/LauraHarth/sta…
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Chinese government has already decided to send economic aid to Russia in Ukraine conflict, US officials fear | The Guardian
US officials fear Chinese government is contemplating sending military supplies such as armed drones to Russia.
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
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Anonymous paper seeking to refute evidence for atrocities against Uyghurs receives strong criticism.
Featuring comment from #IPAC adviser @adrianzenz.
smh.com.au/world/asia/anu…
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China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at Winter Games | Washington Post
China’s Olympics organizing committee warned that foreign athletes may face punishment for speech that violates Chinese law at the 2022 Winter Games.
washingtonpost.com/sports/olympic…
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Families mark 1,000 days since China's detention of Canadians Spavor, Kovrig | CBC
Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Spavor, a businessman, were both detained in December 2018 in attempt by the Chinese government to exert pressure on Canada.
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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China could mount full scale invasion of Taiwan by 2025, island’s defence minister says | The Guardian
theguardian.com/world/2021/oct…
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The following countries have all suspended their extradition treaties with Hong Kong since #IPAC and @hk_watch launched our #NOEXTRADITION to HK campaign:
🇦🇺 Australia
🇨🇦 Canada
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇺🇸 United States
#StandTogether
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#BREAKING 🇦🇺 announces diplomatic boycott of @Beijing2022
Thanks to @SenPaterson and @kimbakit for their tireless campaigning. #StandTogether #NoRightsNoShow
🇱🇹🇺🇸🇳🇿🇦🇺 who’s next?
abc.net.au/news/2021-12-0… twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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