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Members of the Amnesty International hold a mock Olympic torch and display placards during a picket in front of the Central Post Office in Manila
14 Jul 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Members of the Amnesty International hold a mock Olympic torch and display placards during a picket in front of the Central Post Office in Manila July 14, 2008. Filipino rights activists mailed about 20,000 letters to China on Monday, calling on officials to free political prisoners, allow a free press and abolish internet censorship ahead of the Olympics Games in Beijing next month. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES)
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Photograph of Beijing skyline taken on July 20, 2008. China has transformed its capital for the August 8-24 Olympic Games, spending 140 billion yuan (US$20.54 billion) to combat chronic pollution and ...




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