Indian Police break up hunger strike in New Delhi
The third batch of indefinite chain hunger strike came to an abrupt end with police intervention around 16:45 today. Three police vans and two buses carrying more than 150 men arrived
Beijing’s Bad Faith Olympics
The Beijing Olympics still have one more day to run. But the final gold medal — for authoritarian image management — can already be safely awarded to China’s Communist Party leadership
China’s Olympics of opposites offer glint of hope
China is a country where very often you can say one thing and the opposite is also true and, in line with this dictum, it’s been an Olympics of opposites
Foreign media are biased on Tibet says Games organiser
Foreign media are unable to provide a balanced account on China and its southwestern region of Tibet because they know little about either, Beijing Games organisers vice president Wang Wei
China’s heavy Olympic footprint on Tibet
On the eve of an Olympics closing ceremony, which will include a final propaganda push on Tibet, tight security remains in place across the Tibetan plateau, including shoot to kill orders