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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11691

17 December 2016
EXTERNAL ACTION / China
European Parliament calls on Chinese authorities to uphold fundamental freedoms for minorities
Brussels, 16/12/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 15 December, MEPs called on the Chinese authorities to uphold fundamental freedoms for minorities, especially for Tibetans and Uighurs – be it the fundamental freedom of cultural expression and religion, or the freedoms of speech, expression, and peaceful assembly and association.

In a joint resolution from the ECR, EFDD, Greens/EFA, EPP, ALDE and S&D Groups, MEPs express concern at an ever more repressive regime towards the different minorities.  The MEPs are concerned at the...

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