By Stephanie Stein, The Suburban (Montreal)
August 22, 2007
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August 22, 2007
Photo Report - Human Rights Torch Relay Arrives in Berlin
The Human Rights Torch Relay (HRTR) that was lit in Greece, the sacred place of the Olympics, arrived in the German capital of Berlin on August 18. That afternoon, the European branch of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG), the German International Society for Human Rights, the Union of Victim Associations of Communist Tyranny (UOKG) and the Library Association to Commemorate the Victims of Communist Tyranny held a greeting ceremony for the arrival of the HRTR at Berlin Olympic Stadium.
August 21, 2007
Human Rights Torch Relay Reaches Berlin
By Florian Godovits
Epoch Times Berlin
August 21, 2007
Over two weeks in August 1936, Nazi Germany painted a rosy picture to the world of peace and prosperity during the Berlin Summer Olympics.
August 16, 2007
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Chinese, foreign media at odds over Beijing’s readiness for Olympics
TravelVideo.tv — USA
August 16, 2007
eTN / China’s readiness for next year’s Olympics is under question, as calls for a boycott of the Games made over human rights and pollution issues. Foreign and Chinese media are at odds over Beijing’s readiness. There are calls to boycott the Beijing Olympics over its human rights record in addition to pollution issues.
Olympic Spotlight Ignites Hope for Change in China
By Caylan Ford
Epoch Times: Canada
August 16, 2007
When the IOC awarded Beijing the 2008 summer Olympics[http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2.gif], it was said to be an act of faith that the Games would give China’s leaders the impetus to become more responsible players in the international community.
August 14, 2007
Breaking the Darkness: Sacred Flame of the Human Rights Torch Relay Lit in Athens
By Chen Weijian
Boxun News
August 14, 2007
ATHENS: The day of August 9, 2007 will be recorded in the respective histories of Greece and China. On this very day, in Athens[http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2.gif], a human rights torch, symbolizing human rights and freedom, was lit in this world-renowned historical city.
August 13, 2007
WE SHOULD SHUN THESE OLYMPICS IN A LAND OF GENOCIDE
By EDWARD McMILLAN-SCOTT
Yorkshire Post
August 13, 2007
The year-long countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympics was celebrated by the Chinese regime with a firework display in Tiananmen Square – the focus of the June 1989 massacre of thousands of human rights activists. Massed dancers performed under the bland portrait of Mao Tse-tung, who murdered without qualms more than 70 million of his own people, 38 million through starvation.
