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

The 2008 Olympics & Human Rights


Human Rights Torch Shines in Miami
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:54:00 PM
The Human Rights Torch arrived in Miami to the welcoming cheers and stirring songs of dozens of human rights activists, united to end oppression in communist China.   Full Story
 

The Twin Betrayals of the Olympics in 1936 and 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008 9:25:00 PM
The years 1936 and 2008 have in common the hosting of the Olympic Games by totalitarian regimes: Nazi Germany and Communist China.   Full Story
 

Human Rights Torch Lit in Chicago
Monday, May 12, 2008 6:55:00 PM
The Human Rights Torch was lit at Chicago's Lincoln Park this past Saturday in the presence of politicians, rights activists and local community groups.   Full Story
 

Olympic Games, or Mobilization for War?
Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:18:00 PM
On May 5, Tian Yixiang, the director of the military bureau's security command center for the Beijing Olympic Games, told a reporter from the military channel of Xinhua News Net that the main thre ...   Full Story
 

Human Rights Torch Relay Comes to San Diego
Friday, May 09, 2008 6:55:00 PM
SAN DIEGO, CA—Beneath the blue skies of San Diego, onlookers and supporters, gathered at the open-air Spreckles Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park for the arrival of the Human Rights Torch Relay (HRTR). Gi ...   Full Story
 

Human Rights in China: Better or Worse?
Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:25:00 PM
As the spotlight on China becomes ever brighter in the run-up to the summer Olympics, human rights for Chinese citizens haven't improved, concludes a panel of China experts.   Full Story
 

China Won't Guarantee Web Freedom During Olympics
Thursday, May 08, 2008 7:20:00 PM
China will not guarantee it won't censor the Internet over this summer's Beijing Olympics, nor can it guarantee to stamp out piracy of Olympic-branded goods, officials said on Thursday.   Full Story
 

Olympic Torch Reaches Top of Everest
Thursday, May 08, 2008 7:15:00 PM
The Olympic torch was lit at the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, after a relay which had been dogged by human rights protests on its world tour.   Full Story
 

Understanding China's Angry Youth
Thursday, May 08, 2008 5:15:00 PM
I believe I understand those angry Chinese youths who display a high level of Chinese nationalism, because I was once forced to be one of them.   Full Story
 

Musician Yu Zhou's Unusual Wife Xu Na
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:23:00 PM
Xu Na is a 40 year old reputed painter. She is now illegally detained in the Beijing Detention Center because of her belief in Falun Gong. Her husband Yu Zhou, a famous folk singer and also a practiti ...   Full Story
 

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