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Tibetan delegation testifies before Canadian House of Commons
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 9 (ANI): A Tibetan delegation testified before the Canadian House of Commons on Foreign Affairs and International Development where they raised concerns over the ongoing rights abuses in Tibet.
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Russia adds 287 members of UK House of Commons to sanctions list: Foreign
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has added 287 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom to the sanctions list, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Canadian MPs pass vote on Emergencies Act use against convoy blockades
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's House of Commons on Monday night voted to pass the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act in response to the convoy blockades in Ottawa and at border crossings.
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UK lawmakers warned of suspected Chinese agent activities in Parliament: S
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 13 (ANI): UK lawmakers were warned on Thursday of the activities carried out by a suspected Chinese agent inside Parliament following an alert issued by the UK Security Service (MI5), Sputnik News Agency reported quoting a spokeswoman for Speaker of the House of Commons
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UK government says no plans for Ministers to attend Beijing Winter Olympic
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 26 (ANI): Jacob Rees-Mogg, the UK Leader of the House of Commons on Thursday confirmed that "no tickets have been booked" for UK government ministers to attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Every country has its own Sovereignty which other countries should respect
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is currently leading an Indian Parliamentary Delegation to G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) being organized in Rome from October 7 to 8, held a bilateral meeting with the Speaker of the House of Commons of the Uni
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UK House of Commons votes to stage boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): The UK House of Commons has unanimously passed a motion calling for the British government to stage a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unless China ends the "atrocities" taking place in Xinjiang province.
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UK Parliament approves extending COVID-19 restrictions until July 19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The House of Commons of the UK Parliament approved on Wednesday the government's proposal to postpone the deadline for lifting quarantine restrictions in England until July 19 due to the surge of COVID-19.
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Pro Uyghur body hails UK parliament for passing motion saying China commit
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], April 23 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has hailed the unanimous passing of the genocide motion in the British House of Commons after legislators in the UK unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown on Uyghurs in its northwest region of Xinjiang a "genocide".
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Trudeau slammed for abstaining from Parliament's meeting on Uyghur rights
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): While lauding the Canadian Parliament's recognition of the Uyghur genocide, the US-based Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) has slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet for abstaining during the meeting of House of Commons on the matter.
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Canadian govt 'concerned' by sexual assaults during hotel quarantine
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian government is concerned by the multiple sexual assaults involving travelers during COVID-19 quarantine enforcement, but will continue with the programs, cabinet ministers told the House of Commons.
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Rights group lauds Canadian Parliament for recognising Uyghur genocide
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group, on Monday (local time) lauded the Canadian opposition motion in the House of Commons acknowledging that China's actions are in line with the atrocities defined in the Genocide Convention.
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