Australian Senators Support Rallies in Five Cities Nationwide Against Beijing Winter Olympics
Calls to boycott China’s 2022 Winter Olympics were echoed by Australian politicians as ethnic groups rallied in five Australian cities on June 24, urging the Morrison government to take action against Beijing—the winning bidder for the 24th Winter Olympic Games—for squashing freedom and committing genocide against cultural and religious minorities in China. Coordinated by the […]
Calls to boycott China’s 2022 Winter Olympics were echoed by Australian politicians as ethnic groups rallied in five Australian cities on June 24, urging the Morrison government to take action against Beijing—the winning bidder for the 24th Winter Olympic Games—for squashing freedom and committing genocide against cultural and religious minorities in China. Coordinated by the Tibetan community, “No Beijing 2022” protests rallied in over 50 cities worldwide, echoed by Uyghur, Hong Kong, Chinese, and Burma (also known as Myanmar) communities. The organizer named June 23, 2021, normally known as Olympic Day, as the “Global Day of Action.” In the southern hemisphere, simultaneous rallies were firstly held in Australian megacities, including Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide. In July 2015, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Beijing would host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Yet the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal human rights abuses have called into question its legitimacy as the ...
