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Beijing nominates chief kidnappers to lead Interpol | Bild
#IPAC co-chairs @bueti and Michael Brand MdB warn against the Chinese government's attempts to use Interpol to arrest activists abroad.
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"We were panting like cattle. Sometimes, one or another of us would faint. If she didn’t come round, a guard would yank her to her feet and slap her awake. If she collapsed again, he would drag her out of the room, and we’d never see her again. Ever."
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#NEW legislators across Europe request 🇫🇷 Foreign Minister @MinColonna to declare Ambassador Lu Shaye *persona non grata* following his assertion that there is "no international agreement to materialize [the] sovereign status" of former Soviet republics.
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"I believe that the European Union, probably for the first time in decades, is now understanding more and more how dangerous the PRC government is."
@DSakaliene 🇱🇹 speaks to Axios on #IPAC support for Taiwan🇹🇼
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Zhang Zhan: US asks China to free jailed Wuhan citizen journalist | BBC
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"It’s time to crack down on human rights abuse and corruption"
#IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS and @RhonddaBryant write for the The Times on how the UK Parliament's new Magnitsky Sanctions Regime APPG can target perpetrators of abuse in China and Hong Kong.
thetimes.co.uk/article/its-ti…
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Rebel MPs vow to fight on after UK government thwarts ‘genocide’ trade law | Politico
Featuring comment from #IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS on the #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill.
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1108
Concern over ‘censorship’ rules of NZ-Chinese news site | Newsroom
New Zealand media outlet warned users information could be shared with 'relevant state agencies' if they violate Chinese laws.
Featuring comment from #IPAC advisor @Anne_MarieBrady.
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BREAKING: Report commissioned by #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenatorMenendez claims China is "perfecting the tools of digital authoritarianism" at home and abroad.
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UK Prime Minister @BorisJohnson met with IPAC 🇬🇧 members @Nus_Ghani @DavidAltonHL @MPIainDS @timloughton and Baroness Kennedy, all of whom had been sanctioned by the Chinese government in response to speaking out on Uyghur abuses. twitter.com/BorisJohnson/s…
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British MPs urge government to block Chinese chips takeover bid | Politico
Featuring comment from #IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS.
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#IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS asks UK Prime Minister @BorisJohnson whether he backed US efforts to adopt common strategy on Uyghur forced labour at the #G7Summit, as called for by #IPAC.
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EU-China investment deal lacks teeth on forced labour but could still be derailed | Taiwan News
#IPAC co-chairs Sen. @AndreGattolin 🇫🇷 and @bueti MEP 🇪🇺🇩🇪 call criticise signing of EU-China #CAI deal in light of China's "blatant human rights violations".
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China's Ambassador to France warns #IPAC 🇫🇷 member Sen. @OlivierCadic against visiting government officials in Taiwan. twitter.com/OlivierCadic/s…
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US electronics firm struck deal to transport and hire Uyghur workers | Reuters
U.S. remote-control maker Universal Electronics Inc. employs hundreds of Uyghurs as part of state backed coercive labour transfer programmes.
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#IPAC 🇦🇺 member @CassyOConnorMP raises case of Uyghur activist #IdrisHasan, detained in Morocco and at risk of extradition to China.
O'Connor: "the Chinese government is using Interpol for political purposes to target ethnic minorities"
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"By spying on its people's every move, China is assembling a bleak digital dystopia."
#IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS writes on leaked Chinese government database revealing ethnically targeted surveillance of Uyghurs.
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👇Australia starting to move on #HongKong extradition and 'lifeboat' policy. Thank you #IPAC co-chairs @kimbakit and Andrew Hastie MP, plus @SenPaterson and others for their work on this. twitter.com/stephendziedzi…
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Parliamentary group calls for end to China's bullying of Taiwan and Lithuania | Taiwan News
Coverage of #IPAC calls for democratic states to stand with Lithuania and Taiwan as they come under increasing pressure from Beijing.
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4285917
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#IPAC 🇸🇪 co-chair @IsaLann1 adds her support to the #FreeChinaHostages campaign. twitter.com/IsaLann1/statu…
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Chinese Foreign Ministry says 'chickens will come home to roost' for #IPAC politicians following statement on the anniversary of the detention of the #HK47.
Threats will not stop us from speaking up for the #HK47 and all political prisoners in Hong Kong.
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China recalls Lithuania ambassador in row over Taiwan office | AP
Chinese government threatens “potential consequences” for Lithuania if office bearing Taiwan's name is allowed to open.
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#IPAC Co-Chair @MargareteBause leading calls for Germany to withdraw extradition agreements with #HongKong twitter.com/MargareteBause…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair Baroness Helena Kennedy raises the case of Hong Kong activist @tedhuichifung, whose family's bank accounts have been frozen by @HSBC:
"Beijing is co-opting banks and international companies which have strong links in Britain into supporting the security law."
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#BREAKING: UK Parliament unanimously passes a motion calling for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
The motion led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton calls for UK government representatives to decline invitations to the Games.
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