Human Rights In China
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: British skier, American figure-skating coach slam China’s human rights record
The Games officially open Friday but the lead-up has been overshadowed by concerns about rights in China, especially the fate of the Muslim Uyghur minority.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Tibetan activists protest against 'Games of shame' at IOC headquarters
Tibetan demonstrators marched the three kilometres from the IOC building in Lausanne to the Swiss city's Olympic Museum. There were also demonstrations in other world cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco.
China’s foreign ministry 'not aware' of controversy surrounding Peng Shuai amid increasing international scrutiny
Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters that the matter was “not a diplomatic question and I’m not aware of the situation.”
Beijing Winter Olympics: China lashes out at the US for considering diplomatic boycott of event
The diplomatic boycott by the US and its allies could cast a shadow over the grand opening ceremony being planned by China for the event as their official delegations will be conspicuously absent flagging the human rights issues.
Tiananmen massacre: Hundreds gather around Hong Kong park to remember victims despite constraints
Hong Kong Police banned the vigil for a second straight year, citing COVID-19 restrictions, although there have been no local cases in the semi-autonomous Chinese city for more than six weeks
IOC accused of turning blind eye to China’s human rights violations by allowing Beijing to host 2022 Olympics
Representative of rights groups met two months ago with IOC leaders but say their requests have been largely ignored
Liu Xiaobo's widow Liu Xia appears in online video, asks people to give her 'time to mourn'
The widow of late Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo has resurfaced in an online video, weeks after her friends raised concerns about her fate at the hands of the authorities.
Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo can travel abroad for cancer treatment, assert foreign doctors
US and German medical experts who examined Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo said on Sunday that it was safe to transport him abroad for cancer treatment, contradicting the assertions of Chinese doctors.