China announced sanctions against two Canadian organisations and individuals associated with them for their work on human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and Tibet Autonomous Region.
According to the statement made by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sanctions were imposed on the Uighur Human Rights Defence Project and the Canadian Tibet Committee, which operate in Canada, and 20 people associated with these organisations.
Within the scope of the sanctions to be imposed in accordance with the provisions of the Foreign Sanctions Law, the movable, immovable and other assets of these organisations and individuals were frozen, while all kinds of cooperation and exchange with Chinese persons and organisations were banned.
It was also noted that sanctioned persons will not be issued Chinese visas and will be prevented from entering the country. The sanctions are in response to the Canadian government’s similar step.
On 11 December, the Ottawa administration announced that it would impose sanctions on 8 Chinese officials, including former Xinjiang Communist Party Secretary Chin Chüenguo and former Tibetan Communist Party Secretary Vu Yingcie, for their role in human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet.
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