Uyghurs in Japan gathered on the streets on Saturday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, Uyghur Info wrote on Twitter.
Beijing Olympics
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Human Rights
NBC refuses to run an ad critical of China’s human rights record
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderNBC refuses to broadcast an ad critical of China during the Beijing winter games, Florida GOP Rep. Mike Waltz says.
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Uyghur Genocide
Hashtags boycotting Beijing Olympics making rounds on social media
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderHashtags #IwillNotWatch, #GenocideGames, #GenocideOlympics #LeastWatchedOlympics are making rounds on Social media.
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Uyghur Genocide
Natan Sharansky, Bernard-Henri Levy sign ad urging protest of Olympics over persecution of Uyghurs
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderOn Saturday, a full-page advertisement appeared in the New York Times that urged athletes and business sponsors not to support the Winter Olympics and protest China’s persecution of the Uyghurs, Forward reports.
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Uyghur Genocide
Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderOn Wednesday, Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced that Australia would join the US in its diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022 over concerns of the genocidal treatment of Uyghurs, The Guardian reports.
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Uyghur Genocide
Quebec Senator Leo Housakos introduces bill to boycott Beijing Olympics and ban imports from ‘Xinjiang’
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderThis week Quebec Senator Leo Housakos will introduce a bill to boycott Beijing Olympics and ban all imports from Xinjiang, he says on his official Twitter account.