Olympics: homes forcibly destroyed, prison for those who request compensation

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Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - It is estimated that at least 1.5 million people have been driven out of their homes, in order to demolish the houses and create grandiose, futuristic structures for the Olympics in Beijing and in the other cities that will host the games, like Shanghai, Qingda, Shenyang, and Qinhuangdao. Hundreds of thousands have not received a replacement home or other damages, and have been reduced to poverty. The non-governmental organisation Citizens’ Rights and Livelihood Watch (CRLW) denounces the actions in Beijing and in the district of Chaoyang, in the villages of Wali and Datun, where the local government has forcibly destroyed homes without just compensation, and the citizens have fought for their rights with denunciations’ and petitions addressed to the authorities.
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Well so much for international human rights. China’s Olympics should be boycotted as far as I am concerned. Forced abortions, anti-religion and now this. They IMHO should never have been given the honor of holding the Olympic Games in the first place.
 
I’ve been to China. All the horror stories are true. They are downplayed by the Western media. China is practically admired nowadays. Terrible place.
 
It wouldn’t hurt my feelings one bit to see a complete trade barrier between the U.S. and the PRC.

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