Beijing must not win 2022 Winter Olympics bid, say human rights activists

IOC endorsement in Friday’s vote would give China an undeserved ‘second chance’ in wake of crackdown on dissent, say campaigners

Chinese activists are calling on the International Olympic Committee to reject Beijing’s bid to host the 2022 Winter Games in response to what they call a human rights crisis in the country.

Members of the IOC will meet in Kuala Lumpur on Friday for a secret ballot that will decide whether the event goes to Almaty in Kazakhstan or Beijing.

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