Beijing ready for Olympia flame but wary of protests

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Olympics: Beijing Games ready for Olympia flame but wary of protests

ATHENS - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will come into sharp focus with the ceremonial torch-lighting ceremony in Greece's ancient Olympia on Monday but opposition to the Games continues to grow more vocal.

Chinese authorities have been accused of facilitating forced labour by detaining around a million Uyghurs and other primarily Muslim minorities in camps since 2016.Next week's ceremony in Olympia, the site of the ancient Games, will be held without spectators and only a limited media presence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For police, the lack of crowds will make it easier to safeguard the ceremonies, with authorities desperate to avoid a repeat of the protests during the torch-lighting ceremony for the Beijing Summer Games.Back in 2008, Tibetan activists sneaked into the ancient site in Olympia, lighting their own torch before the official ceremony, upsetting Chinese organisers.

 

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