China holds unrivaled influence with the genocidal regime in Sudan. As Beijing prepares to host the 2008 Olympics, join us in urging China to use its leverage to persuade the Sudanese government to allow into Darfur the full protection force outlined by UN Resolution 1769.
Headlines
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Article: Here's Another Olympic Sport: Skewering the Mascots |
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
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Wall Street Journal: "In July, San Francisco cartoonist Mark Fiore, on behalf of a group that accuses China of underwriting genocide in the Darfur region of oil-rich Sudan, created a renegade Fuwa called Gengen. The character's hat contains a skull, gas pump and rifle. In a video, Gengen says, 'I always get the gold -- in killing.'"
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Statement: Jill Savitt in Response to Beijing's Announcement of Olympic Protest "Zones" |
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
Today, Beijing announced that public protests will be permitted inside three designated area during next month’s Olympic Games – but stipulated that demonstrators have to first obtain a permit from local police and must abide by Chinese laws.
Read Jill Savitt's statement.
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Opinion: China's Unreality TV |
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
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New York Times: "Apart from China, no one deserves criticism more than the International Olympic Committee, the so-called guardian of the Olympic movement, which has indulged Beijing at every turn."
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Opinion: Prosecuting Genocide |
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
New York Times: "The prosecution for genocide is a historic step that also creates an
opportunity in Sudan, particularly if China can now be induced and
shamed into suspending the transfer of weapons used to slaughter
civilians in Darfur."
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Statement: Farrow on Attending the Opening Ceremony |
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
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"I suspect that the powerful people who attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics will feel only despair when the history of this terrible episode in human destruction is written. Just as we failed the Rwandans in their moment of need, we are failing the anguished people of Darfur."
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