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Activists Work Hard to Thwart Beijing Olympics

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:55 AM EDT
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Ever since winning the bid to be the hosts of the 2008 Summer Olympics six years ago, China has been under more fire by human rights activists than ever. Issues of sweatshop labor, absence of freedom of speech, religious and thought persecution, and sex trafficking are just a few banners that activists are taking up in attempts to thwart success in the Games.

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