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#IPAC statement on the selection of new Hong Kong Chief Executive #JohnLee.
Lee’s farce election is a further insult to the people of Hong Kong.
IPAC calls for sanctions on Lee and all others who have denied the freedoms promised to Hong Kong under international law.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS calls on UK PM @BorisJohnson to support Taiwan's right to democracy and self determination in light of increasing pressure from Beijing on Taiwan. twitter.com/MPIainDS/statu…
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U.S. warns banks as it names five more Chinese government officials under Hong Kong act | Reuters
The individuals were targeted for contributing to the undermining of Hong Kong's democracy, days after the sham Legislative Council elections concluded.
reuters.com/world/us-warns…
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 members @SenRubioPress and Sen. @ChrisCoons lead bipartisan resolution condemning human rights abuses against Uyghurs.
The resolution calls for international investigations into the abuses perpetrated by the Chinese government.
rubio.senate.gov/public/index.c…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs @MiriamMLex @AnnaFotyga_PE @RihoTerras lead cross-party letter supporting trans-Atlantic cooperation on telecommunications development in Central and Eastern Europe.
The signatories call for alternatives to China's 5G technology, citing security concerns. twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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"We stand with you and will fight for your freedom."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS message to imprisoned Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.
#FreeChinaHostages twitter.com/MPIainDS/statu…
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President of the European Commission @vonderleyen echoes #IPAC calls for diversifying imports away from China.
#IPAC has called for democratic states to build alternative supply chains for critical goods and to block imports tainted by Uyghur forced labour. twitter.com/vonderleyen/st…
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Who are the 10 European citizens China is sanctioning? | Quartz
#IPAC 🇪🇺 Parliamentarians @bueti @MiriamMLex @SamuelCogolati @DSakaliene targeted by retaliatory sanctions after EU action on Xinjiang abuses.
qz.com/1987722/who-ar…
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Do not give the Chinese government a free pass on human rights | South China Morning Post
#IPAC Legislators from 14 countries joined by political exiles to demand that the G20 hold the PRC Government to account for abuses at the #IPACRome conference.
scmp.com/news/china/art…
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MPs pile pressure on Boris Johnson to boycott Beijing Olympics | Telegraph
#IPAC members @DavidAltonHL @MPIainDS @timloughton @Nus_Ghani and Baroness Kennedy among signatories calling for UK to stage diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022.
#NoRightsNoShow
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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Speed of Stand News shutdown sends chilling signal to Hong Kong’s media | The Guardian
Activists warned that the legal charges used against the website could effectively make any critical journalism illegal in Hong Kong.
theguardian.com/world/2021/dec…
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New evidence presented at @TribunalUyghur reveals extent of Chinese government crackdown on Uyghurs.
The evidence documents senior government support for efforts to 'optimise' Uyghur populations and carry out predictive policing. twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
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"The aggressive, intimidating tactics of the Chinese Communist Party have no place on the streets of my city or my country."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Afzal4Gorton secures urgent question debate on attacks on Hong Kong protestors outside the PRC Manchester Consulate.
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Board of Deputies of British Jews back #IPAC 🇬🇧 #StopGenocideTrade amendment to the Trade Bill, which would give courts power to rule on genocide.
The amendment has received cross party support and will be voted on in the UK House of Commons next week.
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
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China's treatment of Uighurs amounts to torture, says Dominic Raab | the Guardian
Featuring comment from #IPAC coordinator @lukedepulford on the failure of announced changes to address HikVision and Huawei complicity in oppression of Xinjiang Uyghurs.
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
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“Despite the veneer of legality, many of those in Xinjiang’s prisons are ordinary people who were convicted for going about their lives and practicing their religion.”
China: Baseless Imprisonments Surge in Xinjiang | Human Rights Watch
hrw.org/news/2021/02/2…
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Leaders across Europe, N America push for 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing Winter Olympics | Asia News International
Coverage of #IPAC #Beijing2022 action across 11 parliaments.
aninews.in/news/world/asi…
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British state could buy stake in Sizewell nuclear plant to keep Chinese state owned nuclear group out | The Times
thetimes.co.uk/article/britis…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @JanetDaby MP on UK government inaction after reports of systemic torture and sexual abuse in Xinjiang prison camps:
"What exactly are they waiting for China to do before they take action?" twitter.com/JanetDaby/stat…
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New Zealand slams Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs | Deutsche Welle
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Wanted by China: Europe is failing as a safe haven for Chinese dissidents | @SafeguardDefend
Chinese government abuses Interpol Red Notice warrants to arrest dissidents abroad, as 40 #IPAC MPs raise case of Uyghur activist detained in Morocco.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/wanted…
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chair @SenPaterson speaks out against anti-Asian racism:
It is "morally abhorrent" to blame the Chinese people for the actions of the Chinese Communist Party.
brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/feder…
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#IPAC 🇦🇺 member @kevinandrewsmp leads Human Rights Sub-Committee report calling for Australia to introduce a Magnitsky human rights sanctions regime.
The proposals would allow the Australian government to target perpetrators of grave human rights abuses.
aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 members among over 50 parliamentarians calling for EU Member States to stage a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Failure to do so would be a 'carte blanche' for the Chinese government to continue its crackdown and abuses.
euractiv.com/section/china/…
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