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Austria: Tibetans organize rally demanding boycott of winter Olympics over
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], January 21 (ANI): A rally was organized by the Save Tibet organisation in Austria for boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights violations.
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China fines 7-Eleven chain for marking Taiwan as independent nation on its
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 21 (ANI): Beijing has fined the retail chain 7-Eleven for recognising Taiwan as an independent nation on its website.
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ESPN announces it won't send reporters to Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], January 21 (ANI): ESPN has announced that it will not be sending any news personnel to the Winter Olympics in China due to concerns arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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China opposes contact between Taiwan Vice President, US officials
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 21 (ANI): Ahead of Taiwan Vice President William Lai's plans to meet with US officials, China has strongly opposed this contact between the United States and Taiwan.
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Rights group raises alarm as Beijing's threats to muzzle athletes ahead of
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 21 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the veiled threats issued by Chinese authorities over freedom of speech ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 next month.
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French Parliament bans China's pogrom of Uyghur Muslims
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 20 (ANI): France parliament slammed China's "genocide" of its Uyghur Muslim people on Thursday, in a resolution that could sour relations between Paris and Beijing only two weeks before the Winter Olympics.
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China cracks down on human rights activists ahead of Winter Olympics next
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): Chinese authorities are detaining human rights activists to strike out any potential dissent and criticism right ahead of the next month's Winter Olympics.
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China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at W
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): A member of China's Olympics organizing committee warned that foreign athletes may face punishment for speech that violates Chinese law at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, spotlighting concerns about the country's restrictions on political expression.
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Activists continue to speak against Chinese authorities over restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): A Tibetan activist, Tashi Wangchuk who called on Chinese authorities to allow the use of Tibetan in schools, government jobs and other sectors of Tibetan public life is again speaking out against language restrictions after spending five years in prison for
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Malaysian foreign minister sees shift in Beijing's justification of South
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 20 (ANI): Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah says Beijing now speaks less of the 'nine-dash line' and more often of the 'Four Sha' and expressed doubts on China's changing claims in the strategic South-China Sea.
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China's booming fortunes in Africa reverses due to Beijing's changing pri
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): China's fortunes in Africa are changing with Beijing preoccupied with its slowing economy owning to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade war with the US and others factors, shifting its strategic priorities writes Sergio Restelli for the Inside Over.
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Taiwan's residents not interested in being absorbed in Chinese mainland, s
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): Despite Beijing's strident authoritarianism and its claim over Taiwan, Taiwanese continue to push to distinguish themselves from the Chinese mainland, reported The New York Times.
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