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Hong Kong foreign press says journalists being targeted in US-China stand-off
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China's Premier tells Germany to focus on trade, not human rights | Politico
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#BREAKING: The UK government has narrowly avoided defeat on #GenocideAmendment to the Trade Bill by 319 to 297 votes.
Major concessions won by #IPAC include sanctions on Chinese officials guilty of Uyghur abuses and new mechanisms for genocide investigations. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 @timloughton MP urges Prime Minister @BorisJohnson to back a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Loughton calls for an end to the "denial of human rights violations and genocides in Xinjiang and Tibet."
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BREAKING: #IPAC’s @bueti and @MiriamMLex announce an EU Parliament Hong Kong Watch group. twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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Lithuania pursues Taiwan ties despite Chinese economic sanctions | RTI
Interview with #IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene on why Lithuania is choosing to #StandWithTaiwan.
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40 countries call for UN to be granted meaningful access to investigate abuses in Xinjiang, in a statement delivered to the Human Rights Council.
Last week #IPAC called on HRC members to back investigations into alleged genocide in the Uyghur Region.
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Uyghur exile detained in Morocco on Interpol red notice from China to appear before Court of Cassation next week.
Uyghur activist Idris Hasan (Yidiresi Aishan) could face extradition to China under Morocco's extradition treaty with Beijing.
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Good to see @UKLabour affirming #IPAC call to reduce strategic dependency on China in response to the National Security Law. twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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Taiwan to support Lithuania with $200m fund after dispute with PRC | Financial Times
The investment plan follows punitive trade sanctions issued by the Chinese government against Lithuania following its deepening of ties with Taiwan.
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Grateful to @GarnettGenuis who has secured an official parliamentary hearing into gross human rights abuses of Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang - as a follow up action to #IPAC commitments made in June. #StandTogether twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL:
Will the UK honour its obligations under international law to act to prevent Genocide, at the instant it learns of a serious risk of Genocide?
UK government response to conclusion of the @TribunalUyghur debated in the House of Lords.
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MPs table plans to permit children of Hong Kong BNO citizens to apply for UK visas | Politics UK
Cross-party MPs have backed an amendment to allow young Hong Kongers with a British national (overseas) parent to apply for a BNO visa.
@hk_watch
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Canada’s public pension plan can’t ignore human rights in investments | Toronto Star
Canadian state pension fund invests in firms included on US government investment blacklist for firms linked to China's military and persecution of Uyghurs.
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Will Taiwan end up like Hong Kong? Nathan Law answers | Formiche
.@nathanlawkc speaks to Formiche on how #IPACRome #G20 Conference will call for democratic countries to act to support Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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ABC News: Australians flagged in Shanghai security files which shed light on China's surveillance state and monitoring of Uyghurs.
Investigations into so-called "suspected terrorists" included more than 400 Uyghur children, some as young as five.
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.@HHeldina also questioned whether now is the right time to be expanding investment opportunities from China, given Beijing's attacks on democracy in Hong Kong and persecution of Uyghur and other religious minorities.
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"We cannot ignore the role that big banks play in financing the abuses taking place in Xinjiang."
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti on IPAC calls for investment blacklists on firms perpetrating force labour abuses against Uyghurs.
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#IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair @malcolmbyrne calls for the Irish government to act after journalist Yvonne Murray is forced to leave China amid mounting pressure from the Chinese authorities. twitter.com/malcolmbyrne/s…
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Home Secretary @pritipatel speaks of the "harrowing" intimidation of Hong Kongers accessing the BN(O) visa scheme by the Chinese government.
The answer came in response to calls from #IPAC member @timloughton to protect British Chinese groups from CCP harassment in the UK.
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Biden administration expected to announce diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics this week | CNN
#IPAC has called on governments across the world to decline invitations to attend the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympic.
#NoRightsNoShow
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Lawmakers in 10 countries take action against 2022 Beijing Olympics | Taiwan News
Coverage of #IPAC campaign on #Beijing2022 Olympics, in light of ongoing severe human rights concerns.
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4217931
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