One hundred day mourning for Sichuan earthquake victims watched over by heavy police presence
Mourners of the May 12 Sichuan earthquake victims marking the 100th day anniversary of their death were closely monitored by police dispatched by China’s communist regime. Continue reading »
One hundred day mourning for Sichuan earthquake victims watched over by heavy police presence [2:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadAppealer Wang Shixiang from Anhui Province Applies for Protest in the Designated Parks during the Olympic Games
During the Olympic Games, the Beijing authorities claimed that they would allow appealers to hold parades in the three parks away from the main stadium. However, since the opening of the Games, there has been no such activity in any of the parks. According to the authorities from The Beijing Public Security Bureau, 74 applicants have withdrawn their applications of their own accord. But the applicants said they have never withdrawn their applications. Continue reading »
Appealer Wang Shixiang from Anhui Province Applies for Protest in the Designated Parks during the Olympic Games [2:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadDuring The Beijing Olympics, The Human Rights Torch Relay has spread more rapidly in China
During the Olympics, the “Human Rights Torch Relay” launched by “The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) and multiple other groups has been rapidly spreading in Mainland China, supported especially by the commoners and victims persecuted by the Communist regime for the Olympic Games. Continue reading »
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Just days after Liu Xiang’s shock exit from the 110 metres hurdles, the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department has sought to unify media reports on the incident. Liu was China’s golden boy after he grabbed gold in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics and has been carrying the pressure and expectations of the entire nation in the lead up to the Beijing Olympics. On August 18, after showing clear signs of discomfort during warm-ups, Liu limped off the tracks at the Bird Nest stadium in agony after a false start in his heat, leaving the stadium in disbelief. It was revealed in a press conference after that his withdrawal was due to an Achilles injury. Continue reading »
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In the women’s 10 km marathon swim, Russia’s Larisa Ilchenko put in a late challenge to beat Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten of Great Britain to the line and claim a dramatic victory. Ilchenko took the lead in the final 100m after Payne and Patten had led for most of the race, finishing in a time of one hour 59 minutes 27.7 seconds with Payne and Patten just a few strokes behind. Continue reading »
Authorities try to keep Beijing explosion quiet
An explosion, within 50km of the Bird’s Nest in Beijing, resulted in 20 people being sent to hospital on Aug. 17, the Hong Kong Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy confirmed to the Epoch Times. Continue reading »
Chinese Consul General could be expelled from U.S. for instigating attacks on Falun Gong practitioners
Chinese Consul General Peng Keyu could be expelled from the U.S. if allegations that he encouraged attacks against Falun Gong practitioners are found to be true, according to New York attorney Robert Gottlieb in an Epoch Times report Continue reading »
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