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The 2008 Olympics & Human Rights

Protests Greet the Olympic Torch in Japan

Saturday, April 26, 2008 10:00:00 PM

Crowds of Chinese students scuffled with pro-Tibet protesters and Japanese nationalists in Saturday's leg of the Olympic torch relay.   Full Story

Human Rights Torch Comes to Maine

Saturday, April 26, 2008 9:55:00 PM

PORTLAND, Maine—It's a small state in population with a big promise—"Maine, the way life should be" signs welcome millions of visitors each year. After an almost record year of snow, the weather w ...   Full Story

Duke Chinese Student Targeted After Rally

Saturday, April 26, 2008 6:50:00 PM

Duke University freshman Wang Qianyuan, who attempted to mediate between pro-Tibet protesters and pro-China counterprotesters at a rally on campus, has been targeted for online attacks by ethnic Chine ...   Full Story

Head of Media Watchdog to Demonstrate in Nagano

Friday, April 25, 2008 8:35:00 PM

Robert Menard, Secretary-General of Reporters Without Borders, is planning a demonstration against the Chinese regime when the Olympic Torch Relay is arrives in Nagano.   Full Story

Torch Supporters, Protesters Mark Japan Relay Leg

Friday, April 25, 2008 10:00:00 AM

NAGANO, Japan—Hundreds of Chinese students waving red flags and signs such as "One World, One Dream, One China" gathered in Nagano for the next leg of the Olympic torch relay in Japan on Saturday, cha ...   Full Story

Chinese Embassy Secretly Organizes Overseas Chinese Students to Support Olympic Torch Relay in Japan

Friday, April 25, 2008 8:30:00 AM

JAPAN—Chinese Student and Scholar Associations (CSSA) in Japanese universities have received notice from the Chinese Embassy, asking them to mobilize all possible manpower to Nagano on April 26 to sup ...   Full Story

Canberra Olympic Torch Relay Awash With Flags of Red

Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:14:00 PM

CANBERRA, Australia—The ceremony area for the Canberra Olympic Torch Relay at Reconciliation Place was cordoned off on four sides, and three of them were filled with Chinese students draped in red fla ...   Full Story

Heavy Rain Disrupts Malaysian Leg of Olympic Torch Relay

Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:11:00 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Malaysian leg of 2008 Beijing Olympic torch relay has completed on Monday afternoon in Kuala Lumpur with heightened security, few protests and heavy rain.Extremely tight ...   Full Story

A New Torch Relay Travels America

Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:55:00 PM

NEW YORK—While the official Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Torch Relay visited only one city in the United States this year, San Francisco, the Human Rights Torch Relay has already visited 20 cities—and ...   Full Story

The Olympics, Dehumanization, and Organ Harvesting

Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:18:00 PM

In 2001, when bidding to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the People's Republic of China pledged to improve human rights—and won the bid. Many Chinese people were excited, but not all.One of the mo ...   Full Story

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