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...invisible opposition, what Beijing prevents the rest of the world from seeing, that elicits the most concern. Recent reports indicate that sporadic violence in Tibet continues despite a massive Chinese military crackdown that has now lasted almost three weeks. According to Tibetan exiles and activist groups, Chinese police on April 3 fired on monks from the Tongkor monastery in Ganzi, Sichuan Province, killing an unknown number. China's official Xinhua News Agency confirmed that disturbances had taken place but did not report any deaths. Meanwhile, in what is certainly a deeply worrying development for Beijing, the unrest has spread...
...Lhasa protests it has been equally unready to change its policies on the human rights front, despite knowing almost from the day the Games were awarded to Beijing in 2001 that hosting the Olympics would shine an increasingly bright spotlight on its dismal rights record. On April 3, activist Hu Jia was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment after being found guilty of "inciting subversion of state power." Prosecutors had advanced as evidence essays he wrote linking the staging of the Games with human rights, as well as interviews he gave on the issue with foreign reporters...
Barbara Jaehn, a community activist with the Allston-Brighton Neighborhood Assembly, challenged Harvard’s sense of fair play in making development decisions about the University’s expansion...
Audience members echoed the panel’s sentiment. Community activist Joan Pasquale pressed Harvard students to speak out on behalf of Allston, calling them the “heart, blood, soul and veins” of the University...
Last week, as protesters waved “Free Tibet” signs and “Genocide Olympics” banners in Harvard Square, the Olympic torch began its journey around the world. As Beijing officials prepare to welcome both the Games and the world on August 8, activists from across the globe are stepping up calls for countries to boycott the Games. Yet such calls are both unrealistic and futile in effecting positive change—not only does a boycott fail to improve the plight of those affected by China’s actions, but such...