Olympics
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Beijing 2022 will be remembered for human rights campaigns: Free Tibet
Free Tibet, a human rights organization, claims that the ultimate legacy of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games will be the unification of campaigners. Free Tibet, in collaboration with Uyghur, Hong Kong, and Chinese activists, organized the No Beijing 2022 Olympics campaign, which they feel succeeded in overshadowing China’s grandstanding moment. They cite the diplomatic boycott…
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During Beijing Olympics, China increases controls in Tibetan areas.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, authorities have tightened security measures in Tibetan areas of western China, with police closely monitoring locals to prevent communication with Tibetans in exile, according to RFA who claimed sources in the region.
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Tibetan students are protesting the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
On Thursday, a group of Tibetan students protested the Beijing Winter Olympics in Mcleod Ganj’s main square. The protest was led by Students for Free Tibet, an exiled Tibetan organization. One demonstrator wore a mask picturing China’s President Xi Jinping, while others sat inside a mock jail with their faces and hands stained in red,…
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China’s goal of protest-free Olympics is jeopardized by Peng Shuai case.
The meeting between International Olympic Committee Chief Thomas Bach and the leader of the world’s second-largest economy underscored Xi’s determination to ensure that the Winter Games, which will begin on February 4, are not overshadowed by political outbursts over a range of human rights issues, from tennis star Peng Shuai to Uyghurs in Xinjiang and…
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Beijing games broadcaster NBC is being urged to ‘go beyond business’ by Tibet advocacy group.
NBC, the broadcaster of the Beijing Winter Olympics, has been encouraged by a group striving to promote democratic freedoms for Tibetans to “go beyond the business” as they also have an ethical responsibility as a protector of freedom, particularly freedom of expression. According to Tibet Press, the International Campaign for Tibet has urged NBC to…
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Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Hong Kongers Unite in Protest of Beijing Olympics
As China prepares to host the Winter Olympics in Beijing, a group of foreign activists has called for a boycott of the “#2022GenocideOlympics” because of the country’s treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.
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Enes Kanter has called for boycott of Beijing Olympics.
The Boston Celtics center encourages his teammates to choose morals before money when it comes to sports. On his Twitter account, Enes Kanter Freedom does not mince words: “The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is in bed with the Chinese Government. They are complicit and echo the Cultish Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda.” #NoBeijing2022
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Tibetan bikers are urging India’s government to boycott the Winter Olympics.
A group of 15 Tibetan bikers protesting the Winter Olympics, which will be hosted in Beijing next year, said China did not deserve to host the games, which promote world unity and peace, and asked the Indian government to boycott the event. The Tibetans, who arrived in Ahmedabad on Sunday, drew attention to the Chinese…
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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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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.