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The opening ceremonies for the Games of the 29th Olympiad will be held August 8th. When the Games were awarded to Beijing seven years ago, China vowed to improve its record of human rights. As the Countdown to the Olympics enters its final days, the BBC’s Gerry Northam investigates whether China has kept that promise. |
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In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Gerry Northam examines the state of religious freedom in China in the run up to the Olympics. |
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The BBC’s Gerry Northam looks at the situation of dissidents in China. He also explores allegations that life in China has gotten harder for some residents because of the Olympic Games. |
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| THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world. |
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