Church launches petition for Welsh Olympic team

The campaign for a Welsh team at future Olympic Games has been stepped up with the launch of a national petition on the Welsh Assembly’s website. The petition by Dr Geraint Tudur, general secretary of the Union of Welsh Independent Chapels, says: “We call...

German Olympic bracelets highlight human rights issues

A German church has far exceeded its initial expectations in so far distributing more than 200,000 black bracelets intended as a symbolic protest against human rights abuses in China during the Olympic Games in Beijing. “It shows that people want to stand up for...

Tibet freedom protesters interrupt Olympic torch ceremony

Pro-Tibet freedom protesters from media rights group Reporters Without Borders broke through the cordon of 1,000 police officers in Olympia, Greece, as China’s envoy spoke and the Olympic torch was lit prior to the Beijing games. Human rights and free speech...