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Dozens of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hongkongers stage protest in US against Beiji
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): Dozens of Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong activists gathered outside the White House to protest against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and to call for a complete boycott.
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Hundreds from Tibetan, Uyghur, Hong Kong communities protest in France aga
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 24 (ANI): Hundreds of people from the Tibetan, Mongolian, Uyghur, Vietnamese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese communities staged a protest at the Bastille square in Paris on Wednesday, demanding the boycott of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over human rights violat
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Free Tibet drops banner at Westminster Bridge urging boycott of Beijing Wi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 23 (ANI): Free Tibet, a group fighting for the rights of Tibetans on Wednesday unfurled a banner at the Westminster Bridge calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Calls for boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese repression intensify, p
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 23 (ANI): A protest was held on Wednesday near Parliament House in Australia, calling for a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics amid ongoing Chinese genocide against Uyghur Muslims and the severe repression in Tibet, Southern Mongolia, Hong
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Trump against boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): Amid the growing calls for boycotting of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to "gross violations of human rights" by the Chinese government, former US President Donald Trump said that he does not agree with it and said the US should go, compete and win the g
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Leaders across Europe, N America push for 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 7 (ANI): Amid the growing calls for shunning 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a group of politicians from countries across Europe and North America launched coordinated legislative actions on Monday, calling for a diplomatic boycott of games citing “gross violations of
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Rights groups call for boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics over Uyghurs genoc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): A coalition of human rights groups has called for a complete boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, saying that participating in the games would be tantamount to endorsing China's genocide against the Uyghur people".
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China expresses strong dissatisfaction to Pelosi 'lies' over Beijing Olymp
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): China on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a "diplomatic boycott" of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds.
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Nancy Pelosi calls for 'Diplomatic Boycott' of 2022 Winter Olympics in Bei
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the Winter Olympics that are scheduled to take place in Beijing next year, over the human rights violations of Uyghurs in China.
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MNCs avoid sponsorship questions amid calls for boycott of Beijing Winter
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): Leading international companies sponsoring the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are avoiding questions about their participation in the games, as China continues to face pressure over human rights violations in the northwest region of Xinjiang.
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US not discussing with allies Joint Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Chi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): President Joe Biden administration's position on the 2022 Winter Olympics hosted in China has not changed, but Washington is not discussing with allies plans for a joint boycott, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Wednesday.
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China on back foot over potential boycott of Beijing Winter Games
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 7 (ANI): The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that boycotting the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing would go against the spirit of the Olympic Charter after the United States hinted at the idea of discussing with its partner a possible boycott of the upcomi
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