Australian Senator Dean Smith Calls for Magnitsky-Style Sanctions Against Chinese Authorities Responsible for Transnational Repression

Canberra: Senator Dean Smith, Co-Chair of the Australian Parliamentary Group for Tibet, raised concerns in the Senate on 20 August 2026 about China’s new “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” and its potential impact on Tibetans living in Australia. Senator Smith said that Australia is home to vibrant Tibetan, Uyghur, Hong Kong and other diaspora communities...