Ethnic Minorities Are Being Forced Out Of Beijing In Time For The Olympics

Posted 2 min ago by KJ (momentsintime) in World China is in the last days of preparation before the Olympics. One last item on the to do list, get rid of ethnic minorities. It has been claimed Chinese police are pressuring some of their nation's minorities to pack their bags and live the city quickly. The minorities being targeted according to a report in the Globe and Mail are Uyghurs, Tibetans and Mongolians. They join ethnic minorities, migrant workers, petitioners and social activists in a city wide crack down that has spread in recent months. Some are being expelled by force by Chinese police. Last week Dechen Pemba, a British woman of Tibetan heritage was deported. The woman had a valid visa and had spent the past two years teaching. With no explantion she was escorted to Beijing airport by a team of security agents and... [read full story]