David Kilgour, Member of Parliament (Retired)
for the southeastern area of Edmonton, Alberta
May 1979 until January 2006:
Archived Headlines on Genocide Olympics:
- 1 Million People to NOT Watch the Beijing Olympics: Sign Up Today
- China Presses Injured Athletes in Quest for Gold, By HOWARD W. FRENCH, The New York Times, June 20, 2008
- Beijing Olympics: BBC to show protests, By Richard Spencer in Beijing, from
telegraph.co.uk, June 13, 2008
- China clearly overtakes U.S. as leading emitter of climate-warming gases, By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The International Herald Tribune, June 13, 2008
- Leading China cyber dissident disappears, rights group says , By AFP Staff writers, June 12, 2008
- Corruption May Undo CCP's Olympic Hopes, By D.J. McGuire, China e-Lobby,
Jun 12, 2008
- Boycott is the moral response to Olympics in China, By WILLIAM M. COX, The Anchorage Daily News, June 8, 2008
- Foreigners find Beijing becomes a forbidden city before Olympics, By GEOFFREY YORK, The Globe and Mail, June 5, 2008
- China Lists Dos and Don’ts for Olympics-Bound Foreigners, By KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times, June 2, 2008
- China's pre-Olympics security measures include removing doors from public toilets, The World Tribune, June 4, 2008
- China Lists Dos and Don’ts for Olympics-Bound Foreigners,
By KEITH BRADSHER, The New York Times, June 3, 2008
- Beijing Suspends Licenses of 2 Lawyers Who Offered to Defend Tibetans in Court, By JIM YARDLEY, The New York Times, June 4, 2008
- China: Free Tiananmen Prisoners Before Olympics
- Dozens Still in Prison on 19th Anniversary of Massacre, Human Rights Watch, New York, June 2, 2008
- Olympic boycott call over Falun Gong 'genocide', InTheNews.co.uk , Jun 2, 2008
- Expel Chinese Consul Who Rallied New York Mobs, Says Lawyer, By Cindy Chan, Epoch Times Ottawa Staff, May 31, 2008
- Torch Brings Celebration In the Face Of Mourning, By Edward Cody, Washington Post Foreign Service, May 31, 2008
- Debate 'China is unfit to host the Olympics' (video after advertisement) , A public debate on the proposition that China is unfit to host the Olympic Games. Held in the Recital Hall, Sydney, May 20th 2008, chaired by Geraldine Doogue. Duration 1 hr 43.54
- Vancouver Human Rights Torch Relay Highlights Chinese Regime's Abuses, By Joan Delaney, Epoch Times Canada Staff, May 27, 2008
- Sign Petition: Stop Selling-Harvesting of Organs & Tissues,
From Tatiana A Kostanian in San Francisco, Posted on May 27, 2008. Disabled San Franciscan to Collect 1 Million Signatures before Olympics, By Perple Lu, Epoch Times San Francisco Staff, May 19, 2008
- Human Rights Torch Relay Makes Stop in Edmonton, By Adam Field, Epoch Times Edmonton Staff, May 22, 2008
- Calgary Human Rights Torch Relay Protests Chinese Regime's Abuses, By Dane Crocker and Neil Campbell, Epoch Times Calgary Staff, May 20, 2008
- Mise en garde sur les vols d’organes en Chine, par Noé Chartier, 16 mai, 2008; La Flamme des droits de l’Homme de passage à Montréal, par Yvan Pinard, 14 mai, 2008; La Grande Époque - Montréal
- Athletes should think twice about participating in Beijing: Stojko, The Canaian Press, May 17, 2008 video interview
- The 'other' torch relay; Stories expose China's human rights record, By Jordan Press, The Kingston Whig-Standard, May 20, 2008
- Pollution as a Human Rights Issue -
A conference organized at the European Parliament by the Greens/ European Free Alliance, By Leah Strauss,
Special for Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, May 19, 2008
- Zimbabwe regime 'has received weapons shipment from China' , By Christopher Munnion in Johannesburg, The Telegraph (UK), May 19, 2008
- Human Rights Torch Relay Welcomed in Ottawa, By Cindy Chan, Epoch Times Ottawa Staff, May 15, 2008
- Coming Debate on : China is not fit to host the Olympics, May 20, 2008
- Olympic Rights for Human Games - A conference organized at the European Parliament by the Greens/ European Free Alliance, By Maren Reynolds for Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, May 17, 2008
- The Magical Olympic Torch , Speech by Brian McAdam at Human Rights Torch Welcoming Ceremony, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, May 14, 2008
- Call to cancel Olympics over quake, ABC News, May 15, 2008
- An up-close view of brutality in Darfur -
How would we react if Khartoum bombed our kids?, By Eric Reeves, The Christian Science Monitor, May 12, 2008
- Don't coddle Beijing – it must account for its role in Darfur, By ROMéO DALLAIRE, Special to Globe and Mail Update, May 11, 2008
- China Needs a Lesson in Human Rights, By Kim Sang Chul (Chairman of NCCK), May 10, 2008
- LA DIGNITÉ HUMAINE ET LES JEUX OLYMPIQUES DE 2008, Notes pour l'Allocution de David Kilgour, Relais mondial de la Flamme des droits de l'homme, Montreal, 10 mai 2008
- Martin Tampier Speech at Human Rights Torch Rally in Montreal (French) , May 10, 2008
- Un « autre relais » de la flamme, Radio-Canada.ca, Montréal, 10 mai 2008
- Human Rights in China: Better or Worse?, By Pam McLennan, Epoch Times Ottawa Staff, May 8, 2008
- HUMAN DIGNITY IN CHINA AND THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES , By
Hon. David Kilgour, J.D., Forum on Human Rights in China, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, May 7, 2008
- One Last Thing: Trendy torch protests are a farce, Regional Commentary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 4, 2008
- 100,000 Dead: Regime Still Blocks Aid, China Complicit - Here's What You Can Do, May 8, 2008
- A Letter to Hu Jintao and the enclosed statement on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, from the International Steering Committee of the Community of Democracies, April 16, 2008
- The Darfur War Crimes Test, By MIA FARROW and ERIC REEVES, The Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2008
- 185 JEWISH LEADERS URGE BOYCOTT OF BEIJING OLYMPICS, NEWS ALERT, April 30, 2008; Contact: Rabbi Yitz Greenberg (917-405-3193); The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies
- “Darfur: Silent Famine in the Making”, By Eric Reeves, The Sudan Tribune,
April 24, 2008
- China Falls Short on Vows for Olympics -
'Long Way to Go' On Rights, Pollution And Press Freedom, By Jill Drew and Maureen Fan, Washington Post Foreign Service,
April 21, 2008
- Olympics: spotlight on lack of human rights in China - Statement by the PACE Political Affairs Committee, April 17, 2008
- Rudd right to name and shame, By Mike Steketee, National affairs editor, The Australian, April 12, 2008
- China has spilled the blood of religious believers for decades, By Father Raymond J. De Souza, The National Post, April 16, 2008
- Carrying a Torch for China -
Skip the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, Mr. President, by Ethan Gutmann, The Weekly Standard,
April 21, 2008
- Remarks of Ethiopian Supreme Court Justice Frehiywot Samuel to the Miami HRTR Forum, By Frehiywot Samuel Tuloro, The Epoch Times,
April 16, 2008
- Remarks by Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart
at the Miami HRTR Forum, April 15, 2008
- Tension Over the Beijing Olympics Heats Up on Capitol Hill , By Gary Feuerberg, The Epoch Times, April 14, 2008
- Coalition Urges Yellow Ribbons for Canadian Athletes in Beijing, By Joan Delaney, The Epoch Times, April 12, 2008
- China's Olympic Shame, By SIMON ELEGANT/BEIJING, The Time, April 10, 2008
- A tainted torch, The National Post, April 11, 2008
- China spins protests to buttress support at home, By GEOFFREY YORK, The Globe and Mail, April 11, 2008
- Keep mouth zipped, Canadian athletes told -
IOC's Dick Pound warns Olympians against human rights statements in Beijing, By Gary Kingston, The Vancouver Sun,
April 11, 2008
- Olympic Torch Run, Rowed Through Buenos Aires, Reuters, April 12, 2008
- Don’t Go, The Editorial, National Review Online,
April 11, 2008
- Obama Says Bush Should Weigh Boycott of Olympic Ceremony, Reuters News, April 10, 2008
- These Olympic torch protests unprecedented, By Charles Burress, San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, 2008
- China twisting Harper's message, By GEOFFREY YORK, The Globe and Mail, April 10, 2008
- IOC, China clash over human rights, By GEOFFREY YORK, The Globe and Mail, April 10, 2008
- Olympic Torch Organizers Play Cat-and-Mouse Game with Protesters, By Ivan Velinov, Epoch Times San Francisco Staff
April 10, 2008
- Unmasked: Chinese guardians of Olympic torch, From The Times, April 9, 2008
- Confusion as San Francisco Olympic Torch Run Starts, Reuters News, April 9, 2008
- Thousands turn out for speeches
by Desmond Tutu, Richard Gere, By Rachel Gordon, Kelly Zito, The San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2008
- Heads will roll in Beijing when the Olympic circus packs up, By Jonathan Manthorpe, The Vancouver Sun, April 9, 2008
- British PM won't attend Olympic opening ceremony -
European parliament expected to pass motion urging boycott, CBC News, April 9, 2008
- China's angry, uncertain reaction - A rattled government in Beijing is censoring coverage of the protests, yet at the same time lashing out at them, By GEOFFREY YORK, The Global and Mail, April 8, 2008
- Get used to the Olympic protests, By STEPHEN BRUN, The Global and Mail, April 7, 2008
- Olympic Torch Goes Out, Briefly, in Paris, By KATRIN BENNHOLD and ELISABETH ROSENTHAL, The New York Times, April 8, 2008
- Olympic Flame Now 'Symbolizes Repressive Regime', By David Crossland, The Spiegel, April 8, 2008
- Human Rights Torch Sets Stage for Olympic Torch in San Francisco, By Estelle Morgan, Epoch Times San Francisco Staff, April 8, 2008
- OLYMPIC TORCH PROCESSION: Seizing the moment, The Globe and Mail,
April 8, 2008
- Cabinet to decide on possible Games boycott, By CTV.ca News Staff, April 7, 2008
- Torch relay takes a stand for human rights
in China, By Sue Doyle, The Los Angeles Daily News, April 6, 2008
- Boycotting the Beijing Olympics won't work, but here's a proposal that just might, By Johann Hari, The Independent, April 7, 2008
- Protests cut short Paris Olympic torch relay, AFP News, April 7, 2008
- US President George W. Bush to be prevented from attendance of the Olympics? , Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, Brussels, April 6, 2008
- Media Reports of HRTR in San Francisco, April 6, 2008
- Protesters disrupt Olympic torch relay in London, By BRYAN MITCHELL, The Globe and Mail, April 6, 2008
- Canada PM to skip Beijing Olympics opening ceremony The China, News.Net, April 5, 2008
- Genocide by Attrition in Sudan , By Eric Reeves, The Washington Post, April 6, 2008
- Those Who Cannot Remember the Past Are Condemned to Repeat It - Wei Jingsheng Foundation's Video Compares Photos of Tibet 2008 with Tiananmen 1989, April 5, 2008
- The Real China and the Olympics, By Hu Jia and Teng Biao, The Washington Post, April 5, 2008
- Human Rights Freedom Torch Relay arrives
in San Francisco, By Luke Thomas, FogCityJournal.com, April 6, 2008
- A parade of torches starts today in S.F., By Carolyn Jones,Staff Writer, The San Francisco Chronicle, April 5, 2008
- Chinese Embassy Closes When Human Rights Torch Arrives, By Fu Liwei, Epoch Times Argentina Staff, April 1, 2008 April 5, 2008
- France sets Olympics conditions, BBC News, April 5, 2008
- Chinese police open fire on protesters, By TINI TRAN, Associated Press, April 5, 2008
- Top names withdraw from relay as torch becomes beacon for protest, By Paul Kelso, The Guardian, April 4, 2008
- China Confirms Protests, by Uighur Muslims By HOWARD W. FRENCH, The New York Times, April 3, 2008
- One World, Many Slogans, By Christina L. Madden, The Policy Innovations, April 4, 2008
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Canadian broadcaster protests China censorship, AFP News, April 4, 2008
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DARFUR GROUPS URGE WORLD LEADERS NOT TO ATTEND OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONIES, Joint Press Statement, April 3, 2008
- Harper suggests talk of Olympic boycott premature, BY CTV.ca News Staff, April; 3, 2008 April 3, 2008
- Uighur protest in Turkey against China, from Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, Brussels, Belgium, April 3, 2008
- Olympics 'worsening China rights', BBC News, April 2, 2008
- Czech, Poland leaders to boycott Olympic opening, ABC News, March 28, 2008
- Avoiding the Olympics: Who is going to the Games?, Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, March 31, 2008
- Tibet Protest at Olympic Ceremony , By ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times, March 31, 2008
- See No Evil, By JAMES TARANTO, The Wall Streel Journal,
April 1, 2008
- Ahead of Olympics, Beijing Crackdown Extends to Falun Gong Followers, By Nishika Patel, World Politics Review Exclusive, April 1, 2008
- Olympic torch handed to China amid protests , From correspondents in Athens, The Daily Telegraph, March 31, 2008
- Olympic flame kindles Chinese censorship, By RNW correspondent Karen Meirik, Radio Netherland Worldwide
March 31, 2008
- Postcard setting - and protests - for Olympic torch in San Francisco , By Kim Vo, Mercury News, March 30, 2008
- Merkel won't attend opening of Beijing Olympics , The Mail and Guardian Online, March 29, 2008
- NPR debate re partial boycott of Olympics - IOC member vs. David Kilgour, March 28, 2008
- Don't boycott China's shame, By Andrew Bolt, The Herald Sun, March 26, 2008
- 'Butchers and monsters' - The brutality in Tibet is no surprise. Communist China will never change., By JOHN FRASER, Macleans.ca, March 26, 2008
- Olympic sponsors get jittery, AFP News, March 27, 2008
- Father Raymond J. de Souza: Stop ignoring China's brutality and start a modified boycott of the Beijing Games, The National Post, March 26, 2008
- China's Wandering Eye, By Eric Reeves, The New Republic, March 25, 2008
- This summer's Olympics won't make a blind bit of difference to Chinese tyranny and it's naive to think they will, By GUY WALTERS, The Daily Mail, March 25, 2008
- Olympic Shame - China risks turning the Games into a showcase of repression, Editorial, The Washington Post, March 26, 2008
- China wants army to oversee torch relay in Australia, By staff writers and wires, NEWS.com.au, March 26, 2008
- Mixed messages on foreign policy, By John Roskam, The Age (Australia), March 26, 2008
- Relay to spotlight China's abuses, By PAUL GRONDAHL, Staff writer, The Times Union, March 24, 2008
- China Rights Activist to Go to Prison, The Associated Press,
March 24, 200
- Rogge in 'silent diplomacy' with China on Tibet and rights
, The Associated Press, March 24, 2008
- Chinese Scholars Urge Dialogue With Dalai Lama, By HOWARD W. FRENCH, The New York Times, March 24, 2008
- China's genocide Games, By Eric Reeves, The Boston Globe,
March 22, 2008
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Bush Silent, but Others Speak Out on Tibet Crackdown, By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and SOMINI SENGUPTA, The New York Times, March 22, 2008
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Some recent Australian media commentaries, from The Australian, March 22, 2008
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China may ban live broadcasts during Games - Restriction could wreck NBC plans to use Tiananmen Square as backdrop, The Associated Press, March 21, 2008
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China's True Face: The Host of the Olympics or the Thug of Tibet?, By Wei Jingsheng, The Washington Post, March 19, 2008
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By attending the Beijing Olympics, Canada is helping keep China's violent and oppressive government in power, By Robert Fulford, The National Post, March 20, 2008
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Tibet Adds Pressure for Olympic Sponsors, By JOE McDONALD, The Associated Press,
March 20, 2008
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Help stop the crisis in Tibet , From GetUp Team in Australia
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Australia SBS TV's Interview with David Kilgour, March 18, 2008. SBSTV video
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Freedom House Condemns Crackdown in Tibet and Broader Chinese Repression
as Olympics Approach, By newsdesk, March 18, 2008
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Six rights groups urge IOC's Rogge to speak out at last on human rights in China, Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, March 19, 2008
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EU turns up heat on China over Darfur crisis and divest from PetroChina, The Sudan Tribune, March 18, 2008
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NEWS RELEASE - Call to Boycott Opening Ceremonies, China Rights Network, March 19, 2008
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Polish Parliament to Examine Poland's Participation at Beijing Olympics, By Jan Jekielek & Cindy Drukier, Epoch Times Poland Staff, March 18, 2008
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TIBET AND THE OLYMPICS - No time to close our eyes , By Wei Jingsheng, The International Herald Tribune, March 17, 2008
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Tibet and the Olympics - World leaders must hold China accountable for violating
the commitments it made in order to host the Games, The Washington Post, March 19, 2008
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Beijing's broken promises, The National Post, March 18, 2008
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IOC must choose more wisely, Calgary Herald, March 18, 2008
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China must be told repression is unacceptable, Comments from the Times
March 17, 2008
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Rudd should 'push' China on human rights abuse, Australian Broadcasting Corporation News, March 17, 2008
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Migrant workers feel like 'slaves' to Beijing's Olympic projects, BY GEOFFREY YORK, The Globe and Mail, March 12, 2008
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Exiled Tibetan government: China kills 100 in Tibet, AP News, March 15, 2008
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Tibetans Clash With Chinese Police in Second City, By JIM YARDLEY, The New York Times, March 16, 2008
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Beijing Besieged, By Reggie Littlejohn for Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l,
March 14, 2008
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Nepal agrees to China Everest ban, BBC News, March 14, 2008
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Canadian MD-activist likens Chinese organ trade to the Holocaust, By Celia Milne, The Medical Post, March 11, 2008
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THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA, Notes for Address by Hon. David Kilgour, J.D. at Cambridge Union Society, Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 11, 2008 (German , Spanish translation)
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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DALAI LAMA, March 14, 2008
- Chinese lawyer missing after criticising human rights record, By Jonathan Watts in Beijing, The Guardian (UK), March 7, 2008
- Don't Party Along With the Olympic Games!, By Erik van Muiswinkel, The Epoch Times, March 7, 2008
- Taking a punch at the People's Republic, By C.W. GUSEWELLE, www.kansascity.com, February 9, 2008
- Can China ban The Color Orange? -
Take part in checkmating the Chinese regime and making a global manifestation for human rights, The Color Orange.net
- International Conference on Olympic Games and Human Rights in China, By Clearwisdom reporter Zheng Yuhan, March 1, 2008
- Olympic Officials Play "I Spy" , From NTDTV.com,
February 29, 2008
- ACTION ALERT: THE CHINESE PEOPLE, SHACKLED IN CHAINS, WELCOME THE OLYMPICS! , By James Hartline, California Christian News, 25 February 2008
- Tortured Abroad? Forgotten At Home?, By Alex Neve, Chris MacLeod, Lorne Waldman, The Toronto Star, February 29, 2008
- Human Rights, and Wrongs, By Sally Jenkins, The Washington Post, February 22, 2008
- Wei Jingsheng Exchanges Letters with Mia Farrow, American Movie Star and Humanitarian Activist, in Regarding Darfur and Chinese Human Rights, From Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition, February 29, 2008
- Olympic Speech - Athletes should not be muzzled while in Beijing, Editorial, The Washington Post, February 29, 2008
- Olympics 'threat to water supply', BBC News, February 27, 2008
- Olympics-US panel told China not keeping rights pledges, By Paul Eckert, Reuters Asia Correspondent
February 28, 2008
- One world, one dream - same human rights, By Sev Ozdowski , THE ABC News, February 25, 2008
- New book details Chinese spy effort ahead of Olympics, AFP News, February 26, 2008
- UK Foreign Minister Miliband's moment of truth, By Tom Porteous, London Director of Human Rights Watch, Guardian Unlimited, February 24, 2008
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Human Rights Torch Lit in Israel (Photos),
- Rights forum plans boycott of Olympics, By James Donald, Special to The China Post, February 22, 2008
- Channel 4 News: Dissident crackdown in China, January 12, 2008
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China 'will make secret checks on backgrounds of Olympic visitors', By ROB DRAPER and SIMON McGEE, The Daily Mail, February 16, 2008
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A view from New Zealand: Beijing circus hits town, The Sunday Star Times Editorial, February 17, 2008
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VIDEO LINK TO THE TAIPEI FORUMS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA AND THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES: February 21, February 22
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Rabbi: Jews Must Lead Condemnation of China, by Hillel Fendel, Israel National News, January 29, 2008
- China - Annual report 2008, The Reporters Without Borders (French)
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HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA AND THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES,
Keynote Address by Hon. David Kilgour, J.D., International Forum, Grand Hyatt Hotel Taipei, Taiwan,
February 21, 2008
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Forum examines Beijing's pre-Olympics rights record, The Taipei Times
February 22, 2008
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'BLOODY HARVEST' VICTIMS IN CHINA AND THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES, Address by Hon. David Kilgour, J.D. at Human Rights Torch Relay, Tel Aviv, February 18, 2008
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A Different Olympic Torch - What no Jew can ignore, by Sara Yoheved Rigler, Aish.com, February 19, 2008
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Dutch lawmaker calls for Olympics boycott, The Associated Press, February 20, 2008
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Some Criticisms Facing Beijing Olympics, By The Associated Press, February 15, 2008
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China mounts dissident assault before Games, By David Eimer in Beijing, The Telegraph (UK), February 16, 2008
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Keep the pressure on Beijing and China, By Kate Hoey, The Telegraph (UK), February 18, 2008
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Spielberg's stand, Editorial, Ottawa Citizen, February 18, 2008
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Actress Mia Farrow uses Olympics to draw attention to Darfur, By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer, From Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, February 15, 2008
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China's Leader Wants Renewed Propaganda -
As Summer Olympics Approach, Hu Jintao Call For Better Control Of Information , Beijing, The Associated Press, January 23, 2008
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Beijing's Spielberg Problem, By AUSTIN RAMZY / BEIJING, The TIME, February 15, 2008
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Spielberg has taken a stand. We must too, By Johann Hari, Commentator, The Independent, February 14, 2008
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Spielberg Drops Out as Adviser to Beijing Olympics in Dispute Over Darfur Conflict . By HELENE COOPER, The New York Times, February 13, 2008
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Britain kow tows to China as athletes are forced to sign no criticism contracts, By ROB DRAPER and DANIEL KING, The Daily Mail (UK), February 10, 2008
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Olympic clock ticks for China , By FRANK CHING, The Globe and Mail, February 6, 2008
- China – Olympic Games : Time to take action, Press release of FIDH (Paris), February 7, 2008
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Visits to Hong Kong Legislative Council Urging China to Fulfill the Promises it Made
When Applying for the Olympics, Released by Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition, February 2, 2008
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China's human rights, Edward McMillan-Scott's Letter to Daily Telegraph, February 2, 2008
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China shirking Olympic pledge, pressure needed: Human Rights Watch, AFP News, January 31, 2008
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Don't play political games with the Olympics, says Beijing mouthpiece, By Jane Macartney, The Times, January 30, 2008
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Prince Charles used in campaign to boycott Beijing Olympics , By Owen Bowcott, Guardian Unlimited, January 28, 2008; Prince Charles won't go to Beijing Games, AAP, January 28
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Canadian athletes won't face gag order, By JAMES CHRISTIE, The Globe and Mail, January 25, 2008
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China lashes out at Olympic critics, By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer, January 24, 2008
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China’s Genocide Olympics, By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, The New York Times, January 24, 2008
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China covers up deaths at Olympic site, The Australian, January 21, 2008
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Dutch foreign minister says China must improve its human rights record, The Associated Press, January 17, 2008
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Dutch irk China with debate on Olympics and rights, By Catherine Hornby, The Reuters, January 17, 2008
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Cambodia police block Farrow genocide vigil, From CNN.com, January 20, 2008
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UK's Brown accused of ignoring human rights on visit to China , By Andrew Grice in Beijing and Kim Sengupta, The Independent, January 18, 2008
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China takes Olympic bashing as survey finds freedom in retreat, REUTERS, January 17, 2008
- Parliament resolution against Beijing Olympics , By Ken Kato, Director of Human Rights in Asia, January 12, 2008
- Beijing Joins the Rose Parade, Human Rights Groups Protest , By Ji Yuan, Epoch Times Los Angeles
January 2, 2008
- Dutch irk China with debate on Olympics and rights, By Catherine Hornby , Reuters, January 17, 2008
- Chinese Envoy Denounces Efforts to Link Darfur Concerns, Beijing Olympics, By Edward Cody, Washington Post Foreign Service, January 11, 2008
- China, Russa quash ICC efforts to press Sudan over Darfur crimes, By Katy Glassborow, The Sudan Tribune, January 12, 2008
- AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A FAVOR TO HUMANKIND, from Boycott 2008 Communist Olympics, January 14, 2008
- Playing games at the Olympics, The Ottawa Citizen, Editorial, January 14, 2008
- Khartoum's Military Forces Deliberately Attack a UNAMID Convoy, By Eric Reeves, January 15, 2008
- Human Rights in China 2001-2008: Assessment of China's progress by Index on Censorship , By Padraig Reidy (UK), Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, January 10, 2008
- Human Rights in China 2001-2008: Assessment
of China's progress by Amnesty International - The human rights impact of awarding the 2008 Olympics to Beijing ,
By Susi Dennison, Amnesty International (EU Office)
, January 8, 2008
- Stories China's media could not write, By Michael Bristow, BBC News, Beijing, January 6, 2008
- Seven Petitions/Letters Delivered
to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by the Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition Representatives, By Wei Jing Sheng Foundation,
January 5, 2008
- Letter of Request to IOC President Jacques Rogge, Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting(DAFOH), January 1, 2008
- Beijing’s Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue, By JIM YARDLEY, The New York Times, December 29, 2007
- Wei Jingsheng and Others Protest the Beijing Olympic Float Participating in the Rose Parade, By Chu Lusheng, Los Angeles report, Central News Agency, December 26, 2007
- Here Comes the 2008 Beijing Olympic Disaster, By Mike Elgan, December 27, 2007
- Wei Jingsheng: IOC Must Urge Communist China’s Improvement of Human Rights
-- Seven Letters Handed to the International Olympic Committee by the Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition, By Ying Tang from Geneva, Epoch Times Staff, December 14, 2007
- Online activist detained for subversion, said Olympics forcing Chinese to 'live like pigs', By ANITA CHANG, Associated Press Writer, December 20, 2007
- Partners in Genocide - A comprehensive guide to China's role in Darfur, by Eric Reeves , The New Republic, December 18, 2007
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China Govt. detains cyber-dissident who criticised Olympics, AFP News, December 19, 2007
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Why Canada Should Boycott the Beijing Olympics, By Martin Tampier, Canada Free Press, December 18, 2007
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Media Release - China Rights Network condemns the COC, December 10, 2007; CRN's Letter to COC re Human Rights and the Beijing Olympics, November 14, 2007
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Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition Presented a Briefing Inside of the United Nations
in Geneva about Olympics 2008 and Human Rights in China,
Sponsored by the Transnational Radical Party, News from Wei Jing Sheng Foundation, December 15, 2007
- Human rights marchers want Olympic boycott, By Alanah May Eriksen, The New Zealand Herald, December 17, 2007
- Global Human Rights Torch Illuminates Auckland City, By Sarah Matheson, Epoch Times Auckland Staff, December 15, 2007
- Resolution on the EU-China Summit - EU/China human rights dialogue, News from Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, December 13, 2007
- Olympic Shames - As Summer Games Approach, Many Wonder If China Deserves The Big Stage, By Michael M. Martino Jr. and Josh Stewart, Long Island Press, December 13, 2007
- Chinese dissident delivers Olympic rights petitions, AFP News, December 13, 2007
- Letter of Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of the European Parliament,
to Dr Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, December 10, 2007
- China fishes for secrets in rich, vulnerable waters, By ANDREW MITROVICA, The Toronto Star, December 11, 2007
- Leading MEPs call for urgent action to be taken on forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games, Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, December 11, 2007
- REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS STAGES DEMO IN HONG KONG AFTER BEING BANNED FROM MAINLAND CHINA EIGHT MONTHS AHEAD OF OLYMPIC GAMES, Press Release, REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS, December 10, 2007
- Wei Jingsheng Speaks at the European Parliament about Chinese Human Rights Issues:
The Death Penalty, Arms Embargo, and Beijing Olympics, News from Wei Jing Sheng Foundation, December 8, 2007
- CPJ: Special Report - 127 journalists in prison, CPJ Press Freedom Online, December 5, 2007
- COC accused of neglecting human rights issue, CBC SPORTS, December 7, 2007
- It's all about the money again, By Claire Hoy, Orangeville Citizen (Ontario),
December 6, 2007
- An Open Letter to the International Olympic Committee - Press Freedom and the Beijing Olympics, By Robert Ménard, Reporters Without Borders, December 3, 2007
- The IOC’s attitude to China’s treatment of journalists is worrying, By DOUG GILLON, Athletics Correspondent, The Herald, December 5, 2007
- Cheaper Chinese goods aren't worth all the suffering, By Olive and Ross Johnson, Vancouver Sun, Editorial, December 3, 2007
- Speech at the Subcommittee on Human Rights, European Union, By Professor Yuan Hongbing, November 26, 2007
- Keep up human rights pressure on China in the run-up to 2008 Olympics, Subcommittee on Human rights, European Parliament, November 27, 2007
- Olympic sponsors faulted for inactivity on Darfur, By Daniel Trotta, Reuters,
November 27, 2007
- Religious freedom during the Olympic Games and the treatment of refugees from North Korea, By Stijn Smet for Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, November 27, 2007
- The International Olympic Committee in the dock at the European Parliament, By Stijn Smet for Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, November 26, 2007
- IOC official urges statement on human rights in China, By David Brunnstrom, Reuters, November26, 2007
- Chinese learn to clap and chant for Olympics, By Richard Spencer in Beijing, Telegraph (UK), November 24, 2007
- Memoir of Top Chinese Rights Lawyer Published as His Whereabouts Unknown, By Angela Polchat, Publishers Newswire, October 25, 2007
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'Special Administration' Targets Underground Churches in China, By Zhang Rongxiang, Voice of America (VOA), November 20, 2007
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Faster, higher, censored - China will use the 2008 Olympic Games to market itself to the world. All countries do this, but the Chinese example will look more like Berlin 1936 than Sydney 2000, By Graeme Philipson, The Age, November 20, 2007
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Human rights are no game, By Kate Heartfield, The Ottawa Citizen, November 13, 2007
- Falun Gong Calls on CBC to Air “Un-Doctored” Documentary - CBC takes over editing after 30 changes to film: Executive states reporters in China being pestered by authorities., Falun Dafa Association of Canada, November 19, 2007
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With files on journalists, more propaganda and control over news agencies, Beijing is breaking all promises to IOC, Reporters Without Borders, November 13, 2007
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Report: China issues broad Olympic ban, By Anita Chang, Associated Press Writer, November 9, 2007
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At Large - China's Biggest Olympics Test, By Doug Bandow, The American Spectator, November 7, 2007
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Time to think about Olympic boycott? By Claire Hoy, The Caledon Citizen, November 7, 2007
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China: IOC Should End Silence
on Press Freedom Violations, Human Rights Watch, November 6, 2007
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How Martin Lee fell afoul of China's 'traitor' smear campaign, By MARCUS GEE, GLOBE AND MAIL (METRO), November 16, 2007
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DIGITAL DIRECT ACTION AGAINST THE CHINESE OLYMPICS, DICTATOR WATCH,
November 4, 2007
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Religious Censorship - The Bible among objects prohibited at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, The Catholic News Agency, November 2, 2007
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Beijing 2008 – Olympic Truce Resolution at UN, October 31, 2007
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China takes tough line on Olympics protests, The Mail & Guardian Online, November 2, 2007
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Chinese Government's Giant Lie: 'Beijing Olympics Will Not Cost the Government a Penny' - A reporter investigates Beijing 2008's sources of funding, By He Qinglian, www.huaxiabao.org,
October 31, 2007
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Falling Short - As the 2008 Olympics approach, China falters on Press freedoms, A publication of the Committee to Protect Journalists
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TRACKING THE ATROCITIES - UN Torture Investigator Slams Western Complacency
, By Manfred Ertel and Marion Kraske, The Spiegel International, October 29, 2007
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The terrible secrets of Beijing’s ‘black jails’ -
The author’s arrest while investigating Chinese prisons, By documentary maker Adian Hartly.
 "China's olympic Lie"
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Detained journalist maltreated in China, By Committee to Protect Journalists, Press Freedom Online, October 25, 2007
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BEIJING GAMES, HUMAN RIGHTS TORCH RELAY AND DEMOCRACY, Address by Hon. David Kilgour at Dublin, Ireland, October 17, 2007
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China's Olympic Opportunity , By Martin Lee, Hong Kong, The Wall Street Journal, October 17, 2007
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China's Role in Burma's Crisis Under Global Scrutiny, Posted by Xiao Qiang on China Digital Times, September 29, 2007
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The Battle of Beijing, By Moisés Naím, The Foreign Policy,
November/December 2007
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Olympic Preview: Beijing’s Demonstration Sports, By John Derbyshire, National Review Online, October 16, 2007
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Olympic Protests Launched at Polish Parliamentary Conference, By Marcin Klebba, Epoch Times Poland Staff, October 15, 2007
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Linking China's Jailed Journalists to the 2008 Olympics, By Gary Feuerberg, The Epoch Times, October 15, 2007
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Urgent Action - CHINA : Yang Chunlin (m), aged 52,
human rights activist, Amnesty International, ASA 17/048/2007 - 08 October 2007
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Report: China Repression Worsening, By MICHAEL WEISSKOPF, Time Magazine, October 13, 2007
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Monks and China Rising, By ROGER COHEN, Op-Ed Columnist,
The New York Times, October 11, 2007
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China and the Olympic Games, David Matas' Speech to a public rally Dam Square, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 4, 2007
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China gears up for ruling party's closed-door power play. By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY, October 7, 2007
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Improving Human Rights in a Neo-Communist State (PDF), By Erping Zhang, China Rights Forum, No.3, 2007
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Chinese Lawyer Recounts Abduction, By DAVID BARBOZA, The New York Times, October 3, 2007
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Human Rights Torch Reaches the Heart of the European Union, By Epoch Times Belgium Staff, October 1, 2007
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Boycott Plan for the 2008 Olympics, by Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition and Other Organizations, News from Wei Jing Sheng Foundation, September30, 2007 (Chinese version)
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Chinese Regime's Use of Olympics to Glorify Itself is in Vain,
Says Former Chinese Diplomat, By Ye Peiqing, Sound of Hope Staff, September 30, 2007
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The Freedom First, Olympics Second Coalition invites press to the National Press Club
- Myanmar: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tutu
urges China to intervene, www.earthtimes.org, September 28, 2007
- HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA -
Speaking Notes by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Former Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Hyde Park, 6 September 2007
- Nation in grip of unrestrained greed, By CHI-DOOH LI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 24, 2007
- China's Visa Crackdown Reflects Olympics Anxiety , By LORETTA CHAO, The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2007
- Activists plan torch run to lobby for human rights , By MATT KIELTYKA, 24 HOURS VANCOUVER, September 19, 2007
- China to evict petitioners before Olympics, By Peter Ford, The Christian Science Monitor, September 13, 2007
- Ten Things You Should Know About China , Freedom House
- Human Rights in Tibet and Mongolia, Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, September 17, 2007
- Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l urges heads of state to boycott Beijing's Olympic Games, September 14, 2007
- Canada/China Hand in Hand Olympic Countdown Special , By Clive Ansley, US-Canada Co-chair of CIPFG, September 2007
- Olympics Bound , Editorial, The New York Times, September 15, 2007
- Czech Vice Premier Supports the Human Rights Torch Rally ,
Epoch Times Europe, Sep 10, 2007
- Human Rights Torch Relay Begins in Athens (click here for Chinese)
Human Rights Torch Prepares For Departure
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GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS TORCH RELAY:
"One Torch, Five Continents, Many Cities, Many People",
Address by Hon. David Kilgour, J.D.,
Torch Lighting Ceremony at Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece,
August 9，2007
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Hosting Olympics and Committing Crimes Against Humanity Are Incompatible, Statement by Hon David Kilgour at a public forum at King George Hotel, Constitution Square, Athens, Greece,
Aug 7，2007
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Photos on the Opening Ceremony of Global Human Rights Torch Relay in Athens, The Epoch Times, Aug 10, 2007
- The CCP Wanted to Block the Human Rights Award Ceremony, Member of the
Australia Parliament Comes Personally to Support , The Epoch Times, Sep 5, 2007
(partial translation from the original report in Chinese)
- Sydney Award Ceremony held by Chinese Dissidents
and Rights Defenders, VOA News by Haitao, Sep 5, 2007
(translation from the original report in Chinese)
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China arrests activist who hit out at Olympics: rights group, AFP(Beijing), Sep 4, 2007
- Richard Gear in plea to China over human rights , Thomas Crosbie Media, Sep 3, 2007
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The Spirit of "Never Again" at the Human Rights Torch Relay in Munich, By Dexiang, Clearwisdom.net,
Aug 27, 2007
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Olympic Human Rights torch relay arrives in München on Aug 25 (photos)
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Should the United States Boycott the Beijing Olympics?, Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group, Aug 29, 2007
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Olympians must speak out on China, Human rights activists to brand Beijing 2008 'The Genocide Olympics', the Jerusalem Post, Aug 26, 2007
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ABUSING ACTIVISTS: How China shoots itself in the foot, By FRANK CHING, The GLOBE AND MAIL,
Aug 28, 2007
 THE AM940 MONTREAL: Hon. DAVID KILGOUR on Darfur, China, and boycotting the Beijing Olympics, INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF MONTREAL, Aug 24, 2007
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Activist Disappears at Beijing Airport, Posted by Simon Elegant, Time Magazine, August 24, 2007
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Jailed blind Chinese activist wins Asian Nobel Award, Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, August 22, 2007
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Bush urged to boycott Olympics, By Sean Lengell, The Washington Times, August 23, 2007
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Human Rights Torch Relay Largely Covered in the French Media, ClearHarmony.net, August 23, 2007
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In Beijing, Orwell Goes to the Olympics, By ROSS TERRILL, The New York Times, August 22, 2007
Report about Athens activities in Bulgarian press
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Quote of the Week: Some historical perspective on Olympic boycotts, From Embassy newspaper in Ottawa, dated Aug. 15
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Human Rights Torch Relay Reaches Berlin, By Florian Godovits, The Epoch Times, August 21, 2007
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Shadow boxing with an Olympic giant, By GEORGE ABRAHAM, Khaleej Times, August 19, 2007
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Boycott aimed at government, not the Chinese, By Torsten Trey, The Ottawa Citizen, August 11, 2007
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Bird’s Nest designer comes out against the Games!,
By Lhadon Tethong, president of Students for a Free Tibet, August 14, 2007
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Olympic Spotlight Ignites Hope for Change in China, By Caylan Ford, The Epoch Times,
Aug 16, 2007
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Olympic artist attacks China's pomp and propaganda, By Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, August 9, 2007
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China launches media crackdown, By Mark Magnie, The Los AngelesTimes, August 16, 2007
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The China syndrome, The Ottawa Citizen, August 17, 2007
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WE SHOULD SHUN THESE OLYMPICS IN A LAND OF GENOCIDE ,
BY EDWARD McMILLAN-SCOTT, Yorkshire Post,
Aug 13, 2007
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China can do no wrong - Critics silenced as Olympics approach, By Peter Worthington, Sun Media, August 13, 2007
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Former MP wants to ignite Olympic games boycott, CanWest News Service, August 10, 2007
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"One World, One Dream" and Universal Human Rights - Prominent Chinese citizens propose seven changes for upholding Olympic principles, Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 7, 2007 (Chinese)
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Olympic artist attacks China's pomp and propaganda,
Jonathan Watts, Guardian, August 9, 2007
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One Year Ahead of Olympics, Gross Rights Violations Persist in China, By Jan Jekielek, The Epoch Times, Aug 7,2007
- China focuses on oil, not Sudanese needs, By: Danna Harman, June 25, 2007
- Calling for the Attention of the International Society of the Fate of Detained Journalist Jie Mu, Wei Jingsheng Foundation News, June 24, 2007
- Play Fair at the Olympics background, http://www.fairolympics.org/background.html
- New U.N. human rights body faces moment of truth, By: Richard Waddington, Reuters, June 17, 2007
- We must stand up for Chinese Canadians, By: Wesley Wark, Citizen Special, June 18, 2007
- CIPFG: Open Letter to Leaders of China Proposes a Timetable to End the Persecution, Clearwisdom.net, June 16, 2007
- Fact Sheet - China, Sudan and the Darfur Conflict
- An Olympic Reprieve for China's Convicts, By: Kathleen Kingsbury / Hong Kong, June 11, 2007
- Sudan Adviser to the "Olympic Dream for
Darfur Campaign", Testimony by Eric Reeves, June 7, 2007
- Government of China's Ministry of Public Security Olympics Scrutiny Notice Reveals Violation of Human Rights and Opposition to the Olympic Spirit, http://uyghuramerican.org, May 25, 2007
-The Nazis excluded athletes from only one religious community from competing in the Berlin Olympics in 1936, which led to massive international protests.The government of China has excluded from "the Olympics Games and competitions" anyone who falls within one of 43 categories and 11 sub-categories described in detail.
- China's Games - The Olympics are only a year away, but Beijing's human rights record isn't getting any better, WashingtonPost, May 29, 2007
- China's Sudan Effort Falls Far Short: Mia Farrow, Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2007
- NBC Video: Will the Olympics Mean Relief in Darfur?
- Toxic soup on Games menu, Mary-Anne Toy in Beijing and Ben Cubby, May 22, 2007
- China: The 2008 Olympics as a Major Activist Inroad, By: Bart Mongoven, Stratfor: Public Policy Intelligence Report - May 17, 2007
- Video: Genocide Olympics - Interview with Mia Farrow ABC news
- Olympic Pressure on China, By: Carin Zissis, Staff Writer, May 4, 2007
- Report Faults China On Rights Failures - Olympics an Excuse for Arrests, Amnesty Says, By: Maureen Fan, Washington Post Foreign Service, April 30, 2007
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