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China re-imposes fresh lockdowns amid rising COVID-19 infections, spread t
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 26 (ANI): China is re-imposing fresh lockdowns amid rising COVID-19 infections, the country recorded more than 100 cases across 11 provinces over the last week.
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Beijing 2022, IOC and IPC publish first edition of Playbooks for Winter Ol
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) published the first editions of the Beijing 2022 Playbooks on
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China faces growing opposition to 2022 Winter Olympics due to human rights
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 23 (ANI): China faces growing opposition to the 2022 Winter Olympics on account of a dismal human rights record, particularly in the Xinjiang region against the Uyghur Muslims, said a Canada-based think tank.
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'Students for Free Tibet' protests against Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh), October 20 (ANI): Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), a Tibetan NGO, on Tuesday held a protest here against the winter Olympics in Beijing this year and urged the governments and athletes to not participate in the games over China's "continuous human rights viola
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Greek police arrested Tibetan student, exiled Hong Kong leader for protest
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 20 (ANI): Activists protesting against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics were arrested in Athens on Sunday as they attempted to hang a banner from the Acropolis, media reported.
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Winter Olympics flame on its way from Rome to Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 19 (ANI): The Olympic flame for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 is on its way to Beijing.
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US lawmakers press corporate sponsors to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 28 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) urged corporate sponsors to back out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province.
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Postpone, relocate 2022 Winter Olympics if China does not end abuses: US l
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 25 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the games unless China ends the ongoing "genocide" against Uyghurs and other minority groups.
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IOC EB approves nationality change of four athletes for Beijing Winter Oly
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 17 (ANI): During its meeting on Saturday in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board approved the nationality changes of four athletes for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
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UK House of Commons votes to stage boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): The UK House of Commons has unanimously passed a motion calling for the British government to stage a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unless China ends the "atrocities" taking place in Xinjiang province.
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British lawmakers urge UK govt to act tough against China on rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): A group of British lawmakers have urged the Boris Johnson government to take tough action against China over its treatment of the Uyghur community in Xinjiang province.
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Switzerland: Uyghurs, Tibetan activists protest outside Olympic Museum aga
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 24 (ANI): Dozens of Uyghurs and Tibetan activists gathered outside the Olympic Museum in Lausanne city here to protest against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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