The Wire

Today marks exactly one year until the Beijing Olympics begins and protestors and human rights groups are using the moment to focus on the darker aspects of Chinese politics. One of those aspects is how the Chinese government treats the Falun Gong movement, with accusations that Falun Gong practitioners are being tortured and having their organs removed. Falun Gong supporters around the world are holding an alternative Olympic Torch relay to attract attention to these claims ….it’s called the Human Rights Torch Relay, and it started in Greece today.