China shirking Olympic pledge, pressure needed: HRW
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China is shirking its pledge to improve human rights for the Olympic Games and world pressure is needed to force Beijing to comply, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
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Britain's climb-down last weekend looks to have ended attempts to gag athletes at the Beijing Olympics but there is growing resentment among top Olympians about pressure on them to speak out on political issues.
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Global finance chiefs sought on Friday to put pressure on China to let its currency rise in value to ease global trade imbalances and also aimed to craft a message to soothe turbulent financial markets.
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The International Olympic Committee wants the organisers of the 2012 Games in London to press on with their preparations.
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China finished sixth in the synchronized swimming team event last week, which is not usually good news. But when your country is using an entire Olympics as a tuneup, sixth is perfectly acceptable.
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China pledged to ``push ahead firmly and steadily&#39;&#39; toward a more flexible exchange rate without providing a timetable for the shift from a currency peg that is criticized by the Group of Seven industrial nations.
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A group of British politicians called Monday on China to use its role as host of the 2008 Olympic Games to put pressure on Sudan over the Darfur conflict and to stop selling weapons to its government.
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The gesture comes as the Bush administration is weighing whether to sponsor a resolution criticizing China's human rights record at a U.N. meeting next month.
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China told critics on Friday not to link the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to political issues or boycotts, saying that any attempt to do so would be "inappropriate and unpopular".
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Greece tried to pass the Olympics baton off to Beijing on Sunday night, but it was a tough job. The Chinese are way ahead of the curve already.
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Under 15,000 people have been moved to make way for China's Olympic venues, organisers say, fewer than rights groups claim.
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United States Olympic officials have accused the gymnastics world body of putting &quot;outrageous and improper pressure&quot; on Paul Hamm to hand over his gold medal to a South Korean rival.
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British Olympic hopeful refuses to maintain 'polite silence' in face of China's human rights record
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China urged the European Union yesterday to end &quot;political discrimination&quot; and resume its arms trade, but failed to secure a clear commitment on the timing of such a move.
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China's 40-billion-dollar welcome mat is almost in place as Beijing prepares to woo the world -- barring unwelcome guests -- to the Olympic Games in August.
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THE OLYMPIC Games have their anthem, their rings, their heroes, and their sponsors. Now, with the Beijing 2008 games, they have their prisoners. The Chinese government is not just building fine stadiums, it is also arresting those who dare to condemn human rights violations in China. The political police are getting ready for the Olympics in their own way, bringing ...
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The International Olympic Committee says it was right to award the Games to Beijing despite concerns over human rights in China.