Beijing 2022
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Athletes are being urged to boycott Beijing Olympics.
International sportsmen are being urged to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing the seriousness of escalating human rights abuses perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party. Activists representing these organizations wrote an open letter to athletes on Wednesday, urging them to boycott the games in solidarity with communities that have been recorded to be…
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PM of Japan will not attend opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics.
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, has indicated he will not attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing’s opening ceremony, but it is unclear whether the country will join a US-led diplomatic boycott over human rights abuses. Kishida has only stated that he will make a decision based on Japan’s “national interest,” possibly by the end of…
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Tibetan students protest Beijing 2022 by chaining themselves to the Olympic insignia in front of the IOC.
According to Reuters, a peaceful protest was held outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) offices in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday by the Tibetan Youth Association in Europe (TYAE) and Students for a Free Tibet. China is being accused by the groups of utilizing the upcoming Olympic Games, dubbed “Genocide Games,” to portray itself in a…
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Why US skipping Beijing Olympics?
Since winning the bid in 2015, Beijing’s hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics has been a source of contention. Tibetan campaigners lobbied the International Olympic Committee that year, hoping to prevent Beijing from hosting the games due to its deteriorating human rights record.
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Despite assurances of employment, Tibetan graduates are unable to find job.
With Han Chinese saturating the labor market and public-sector jobs mostly out of reach, Tibetan university graduates are finding it difficult to find work in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. Authorities’ promises to develop more opportunities for Tibetan graduates have gone unfulfilled in recent years.
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Beijing celebrates the 100th day of the Winter Olympics amid COVID and human rights concerns.
With 100 days until the Winter Olympics begin, Beijing promises an “easy and safe” 2022 Games, despite the fact that preparations are far from simple as China prepares to host thousands of athletes and personnel while battling COVID-19 flare-ups.
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Activists were arrested in protest of Beijing 2022.
Tibetan and Hong Kong student activists were arrested at Athens’ Acropolis in protest of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, only 48 hours before the Olympic Torch is handed over to the Beijing delegation at the same location. The Tibetan activist is recognized as Tsela and Joey as the Hong Kong activist.