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US lawmakers press corporate sponsors to boycott Beijing Winter Ol
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks 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 abus
Updated : 2 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 Wi
Updated : 2 months, 1 week 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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Dozens of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hongkongers stage protest in US again
Updated : 3 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 Fr
Updated : 3 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 Be
Updated : 3 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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Trump against boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022
Updated : 3 months, 1 week 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
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks 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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China expresses strong dissatisfaction to Pelosi 'lies' over Beiji
Updated : 4 months, 1 week 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 Olympic
Updated : 4 months, 1 week 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
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks 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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UK MPs demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics citing 'geno
Updated : 7 months ago IST
London [UK], February 20 (ANI): Calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics have been intensifying steadily due to China's human rights abuses, particularly in the Xinjiang region against the Uyghur Muslims.
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