Why the Milano–Cortina Olympics matter in a world drifting toward conflict

As the world gathers in the Italian Alps for sport’s greatest winter celebration, we are once again challenged - not only to respect the Olympic Truce - but what kind of civilisation we choose to ...
Wane

Another Beijing Olympics with human rights still major issue

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing was awarded the 2008 Summer Olympics, largely under the assumption that the Games would improve civil liberties in the country. There is no such talk now. The 2022 Winter ...
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Countries face pressure to boycott upcoming Beijing Olympics over China's human rights abuses

With the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China quickly approaching, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and countries around the world are facing pressure from advocacy groups who say the games ...
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Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China

China’s repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dalai Lama, and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing’s 2008 Olympics. It could happen again. China is to ...