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Human rights torch relay, started in Greece and now travelling around the world

The 2008 Olympics & Human Rights


Olympic Torch in Controversial Tibet Leg
Saturday, June 21, 2008 9:20:00 PM
LHASA—The Beijing Olympic torch relay began its Tibetan leg under tight security at Luobulinka, a traditional square where Tibetan mountaineer Googbu held the flame aloft.Chinese Communist Party of ...   Full Story
 

The Grief of Earthquake Parents in China Remains Unanswered
Saturday, June 21, 2008 7:22:00 PM
CHINA—It has been over a month since the devastating earthquake occurred in Sichuan Province. However, many parents have not received an answer as to who should be held responsible for the shoddily co ...   Full Story
 

Beijing Forbids Underground Housing Ahead of Olympics
Saturday, June 21, 2008 7:18:00 PM
Beijing authorities are clamping down on the sale of underground housing in an effort they clame is meant to strengthen security measures before the Olypmic Games.   Full Story
 

Impact of Media Control in China on U.S. Economy and Security
Friday, June 20, 2008 9:18:00 PM
Washington, D.C.–The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) held a hearing on "Access to Information and Media Control in the People's Republic of China" at Washington, D.C. on ...   Full Story
 

Million Signatures Campaign on Target
Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:40:00 PM
More than 720,000 people around the world have shown their support for persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in China.   Full Story
 

Pre-Olympic Petitioners Put Pressure on Local Officials
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:25:00 PM
With China tightening control over petitioners as the Beijing Olympics approach, about 100 villagers protested at Tianfu Square in front of Chengdu City Council in the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province ...   Full Story
 

Human Rights Torch Logo Widespread in Beijing
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:19:00 PM
Recently signs and posters in support of the Human Rights Torch Relay have appeared in many places throughout Beijing. Some people even had their pictures taken in front of the Great Hall of the Peopl ...   Full Story
 

Silk Road City Locked Down Ahead of Torch Relay
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 7:32:00 PM
China locked down the far-western city of Kashgar on Tuesday in preparation for the passage of the Olympic torch relay through the sensitive region populated by ethnic Muslim Uighurs.   Full Story
 

Exiles Protest Olympic Torch Relay Plan in Tibet
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:11:00 PM
DHARAMSALA, India—About two hundred Tibetan exiles marched through a northern Indian hill town on Tuesday to protest against plans to take the Olympic torch through Tibet, saying the region needed jus ...   Full Story
 

President of China Interim Government Demands Human Rights for All Chinese
Friday, June 13, 2008 4:15:00 PM
SAN DIEGO─At the May 3 global Human Rights Torch Relay in San Diego, Wu Fan, President of China Interim Government, gave an impassioned speech for freedom and human rights in China, saying, "The ...   Full Story
 

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