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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 Relay Quest in Guangdong
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:15:00 PM
The "Human Rights Torch Relay (HRTR) in Mainland China" was initiated by many overseas organizations. One month since the pledge assembly was held at the end of March in Hong Kong, the HRTR coordinati ...   Full Story
 

Charges Pressed After Unsettling Torch Relay
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:09:00 PM
Five pro-China Chinese nationals and two supporters of human rights in Tibet will appear in the Australia Capital Territory (ACT) Magistrates Court later this week following their arrest during the Au ...   Full Story
 

China's 'New' Stance on Dalai Lama Not Unexpected
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:20:00 PM
The Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese Communist Party's official mouthpiece, has reported that the Chinese Communi ...   Full Story
 

Rally Greets Human Rights Torch in St. Louis
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:13:00 PM
Human Rights groups joined together to participate in the Human Rights Torch event in downtown St.Louis last Saturday.   Full Story
 

South Korea Probes Chinese Violence at Torch Relay
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:05:00 PM
SEOUL—South Korea's foreign ministry has voiced its concern to the Chinese ambassador in Seoul over violent incidents during the torch relay in the capital, and a police investigation is underway, ...   Full Story
 

China Rights Lawyers Under Heavy Party Thumb
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 7:35:00 PM
BEIJING—China's lawyers face official harassment, meddling, even jail for defending suspects and sensitive causes, a rights group said in a new report, adding to criticism of the nation's righ ...   Full Story
 

China Jails 17 for Tibet Protests
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 7:15:00 PM
A Chinese court jailed 17 people for terms ranging from three years to life on Tuesday for their roles in the Tibet protests, which triggered anti-China protests ahead of the Beijing Olympics.   Full Story
 

Nepal Deports U.S. Everest Climber for Tibet Banner
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:50:00 PM
KATHMANDU—Nepal deported a U.S. national and banned him from climbing in the country for two years, after he was found carrying a pro-Tibet banner on an expedition to the Everest last week, an officia ...   Full Story
 

Chinese Students Assault Korean Protesters at Olympic Torch Relay
Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:00:00 PM
SEOUL—Protests and scuffles greeted the Olympic flame as it began a two-day journey on the divided Korean peninsula on Sunday along a route guarded by thousands of riot policeman wielding shields and ...   Full Story
 

Torch Faces South Korea Protests
Sunday, April 27, 2008 8:30:00 PM
SEOUL—The Olympic flame arrived in Seoul on Sunday to start a two-day journey on the divided Korean peninsula where it is expected to be met with protests in the South and cheers of fawning masses in ...   Full Story
 

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