1526
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Afzal4Gorton MP asks UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab to take steps to ensure Uyghurs in Afghanistan are not at risk of persecution and deportation to China. twitter.com/Afzal4Gorton/s…
1527
📢#IPAC Secretariat update📢
We are delighted to welcome @chungchingkwong and @LauraHarth to the IPAC Secretariat to coordinate our campaigns on Hong Kong and Magnitsky-style legislation respectively.
1528
#IPAC member @imranahmadkhan calls for the UK government to coordinate actions with international partners to crisis in Hong Kong.
The Chinese government has violated international law and the fundamental human rights of Hong Kong citizens.
1530
"European officials must boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Ceremonies"
@lpost10 interview with #IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati on growing calls for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Games.
#NoRightsNoShow
lpost.be/2021/11/16/sam…
1531
International lawmakers support Taiwan bid to join INTERPOL | RTI
#IPAC members among parliamentarians calling for Taiwan to play a role in the global policing body.
en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2…
1532
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL asks what contracts the UK government holds with chip-maker Newport Wafer Fab, and what risks this poses should sale to Chinese firm go ahead.
Former head of National Cyber Security Service head says NWF sale a "greater threat" than Huawei 5G.
1533
#BREAKING: Over 30 #IPAC members from Europe call on EU Presidents @vonderleyen @CharlesMichel and Trade Commissioner @VDombrovskis to intensify efforts to establish an EU-Taiwan 🇪🇺🇹🇼 Bilateral Investment Agreement.
#StandTogether #StandWithTaiwan
1534
International parliamentary group calls for Taiwan's inclusion in WHA | Focus Taiwan
#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair @AndreGattolin:
Taiwan's participation in the WHA "should not even be questioned."
Coverage of #IPAC #LetTaiwanHelp campaign 👇
focustaiwan.tw/politics/20210…
1535
#IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS calls for a review of Britain's strategic dependency on China, writing in the @Telegraph. twitter.com/MPIainDS/statu…
1536
We call on governments to establish investigations to ensure that the appropriate legal determinations regarding the nature of alleged atrocities can be made and must work with companies to ensure that supply chains in China are not tainted by forced labour.
Full statement below
1537
The Danish Parliament has unanimously approved #IPAC co-chair @uffeelbaek’s motion on the Chinese government’s sanctions against Lithuania.
The🇩🇰 Parliament called Beijing’s actions "unacceptable" and pledged for continued EU support towards🇱🇹.
ft.dk/samling/20211/…
1538
Hong Kong’s crackdown renews scrutiny on role of foreign judges | The Globe and Mail
Hong Kong government pays foreign judges HK$3.9-million in 2021 to sit on Court of Final Appeal, amidst intensifying legal crackdown on the city's free press.
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…
1539
#IPAC 🇸🇪 MEP @KarinKarlsbro calls on Sweden and EU to follow suit on staging a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
#NoRightsNoShow
karinkarlsbro.eu/nyheter/karlsb…
1540
Growing cross party support for #IPAC calls for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Next week the House of Commons will debate a motion led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton calling on UK officials to refuse invitations to the games.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
1542
4⃣A Special Rapporteur at the United Nations to investigate forced labor and ethnic persecution in the People’s Republic of China
We stand united in unequivocal condemnation of these practices and call upon the Chinese government to halt these atrocities immediately.
1543
Stand News opinion articles axed, directors resign amid reported threats to Hong Kong digital outlets | HKFP
Hong Kong Pro-democracy digital news outlet forced to self censor after receiving messages threatening charges under the National Security Law.
hongkongfp.com/2021/06/28/sec…
1544
@MiriamMLex @hk_watch #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEP @AnnaFotyga_PE:
EU and EU Member State diplomats must decline invitations to attend events at the #Beijing2022 Olympics in Beijing.
1545
A security agreement between China and Solomon Islands could impact stability in the whole Pacific | The Guardian
Leaked documents show plans for an agreement allowing Chinese military personnel to be deployed to and transit through the Solomon Islands.
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
1547
In Saudi Arabia, the hunt for Uyghur Muslims is on | Libération
#IPAC has joined global calls for Saudi Arabia to block the forcible return of Uyghurs to China, where they would be at risk of torture.
liberation.fr/international/…
1548
"I think it is a sanction against the European Parliament."
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chairs @MiriamMLex and @bueti speak to The Parliament Magazine one year after receiving sanctions from the Chinese government for advocating for Uyghur human rights.
theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/a…
1549
UK expands eligibility for Hong Kong visa offer | Reuters
Campaign led by #IPAC members @DamianGreen and @DavidAltonHL will allow those with parents holding a BN(O) passport to apply to live in the UK - including those born after 1997.
@hk_watch
reuters.com/world/uk-expan…
1550
#BREAKING: UK government announces extension of #BNO scheme to Hong Kongers born after the 1997 handover.
Congratulations to #IPAC members @DamianGreen @DavidAltonHL and others for leading the campaign @hk_watch twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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