No medals for China, IOC from rights groups
"Behind all of the pomp and glitter, an untold number of Chinese citizens are now languishing in labour camps, prisons or simply missing as a result of these Games," said Jennifer Windsor, head of the Washington-based Freedom House. Related: A successful Olympics, but at what cost?
Admission of Organ Harvesting is ‘Undeniable,’ Say Investigators
New evidence of the Chinese regime’s practice of harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners has come to light through the admission of a Chinese doctor, who admits to having taken part in harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners, and acknowledges the conversation took place in a state-endorsed documentary.
On the Eve of the Olympics, an Unbreakable Will
A follower of Falun Gong, Zhang Lianying has gone through indescribable suffering.
Arrested eight times, sentenced to forced labor three times, and having nearly
died 14 times, she persists in telling her story of survival. On the eve of
the Olympic, her story, as told through video, slips
out through Chinese firewalls and foretells her own capture as one of 8,000
arrested in a pre-Olympics sweep.
Olympic Repression- Media Freedom, Religion
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Mission of Dissent In the Heart of Beijing
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Shi Tao
Retired Professor Arrested in Pre-Olympic Purge for Printing Underground Newsletters
US disappointed Olympics didn’t open China more
CIPFG's guide: Torture Outside the Olympic Village: A Guide to China’s Labor Camps and List of 51 Labor Camps
The Human Rights Torch Relay (HRTR) is a global
grassroots campaign to raise awareness prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics
of the Chinese communist regime's human rights crimes, providing a platform
for all persecuted groups to speak. The HRTR strongly condemns the arrest
of 1878 Falun Gong followers since January 1st 2008; Chinese
regime's ruthless crackdown in Tibet; support of corrupt regimes
in Burma and Darfur; and persecution of Christians, lawyers, reporters and
all who have effectively become "prisoners of the Olympics" as a consequence of China's
pre-Olympics whitewash.
The Tibetan, Burmese, and Vietnamese communities, the Darfur Support Network
(Sudan), Chinese democracy groups, student groups, former Olympians, and
representatives from sports and politics are among the relay participants.
The HRTR was initiated by the Coalition to Investigate the
Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG).
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