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Protest held in Toronto against China's 'Genocide Winter Olympics'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Toronto [Canada], January 29 (ANI): A protest was held in Toronto against Beijing Winter Olympics which will start from February 4.
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Putin does not plan to hold bilateral meetings with other leaders at Beiji
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 29 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to hold bilateral meetings with other leaders who will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on February 4.
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243 global groups call for action against China over human rights violatio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 29 (ANI): 243 global groups including non-governmental organisations have called for action against China over human rights concerns as Beijing Winter Olympics is set to begin in the first week of February.
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Tibet advocacy group calls on Beijing games broadcaster NBC to 'go beyond
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 29 (ANI): A group working to promote democratic freedoms for Tibetans urged the NBC, the broadcaster of the Beijing Winter Olympics, to "go beyond the business" as they also have an ethical responsibility as a defender of freedom especially that of expression.
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Amid claims to hold greenest Olympics, China builds ski resort in nature r
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 29 (ANI): China presented its newly completed Olympic ski venue as an example of its commitment to making the Beijing Games the greenest and cleanest in history, but it was built in the middle of a nature reserve.
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Beijing 2022: UN Secretary-General calls for Olympic Truce to be observed
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 29 (ANI): To mark the start of the Olympic Truce, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a message calling on everyone to observe the Olympic Truce during the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Ahead of Winter Olympics, sponsors on 'tightrope' amid US-China tensions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 29 (ANI): Ahead of Beijing Winter Games, sponsors of the Olympics are walking a tightrope as worsening geopolitical tensions force them to consider downplaying their involvement without upsetting China.
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China's covert propaganda operation is getting bigger by the day: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): China's party-state propaganda apparatus is ramping up its global disinformation efforts ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Ahead of Winter Olympics, global groups call for action on rights concerns
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 29 (ANI): A week ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, hundreds of non-governmental organizations and right groups have joined forces in a call to stop legitimizing the Chinese government's grave record of abuses.
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32 world leaders, heads of int'l organisations to attend Beijing Olympics'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 28 (ANI): At least 32 foreign heads of state, heads of government, members of the royal family and heads of international organizations will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 amid the diplomatic boycott of a number of countries incl
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Taiwan delegation to miss opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 28 (ANI): Taiwan's delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing will not participate in the opening ceremony due to COVID-19 and disrupted flight schedules, reported Sputnik.
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China's recent threat to athletes over free speech in Beijing Winter Olymp
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 28 (ANI): Beijing's recent threat of punishment over free speech to the athletes participating in Winter Olympics violates fundamental human rights, said Human Rights Watch following Beijing officials remarks that any behaviour or speech that is especially against the
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