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  • April 2008

    • Public Barred From Delhi Torch Run

      Associated Press  |  Apr 17, 08 9:49 AM CDT

      Public Barred From Delhi Torch Run

      (Newser) - The Olympic torch was carried through New Delhi today, escorted by 15,000 police on a route shortened to less than two miles through a locked-down city center, the AP reports. Some 70 runners each held the torch for just seconds before handing it off. Only a few hundred, sitting in bleachers, saw the event, which was closed to the public More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • India  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • New Delhi

    • Delhi Melee Rocks Torch Arrival

      Reuters  |  Apr 17, 08 4:16 AM CDT

      Delhi Melee Rocks Torch Arrival

      (Newser) - The Olympic torch was greeted with furious protests as it arrived in Delhi today, and 15,000 security forces have locked down the heart of the city ahead of the relay, Reuters reports. Members of India's large community of Tibetan exiles have vowed massive protests to highlight China's human rights abuses. Dozens were arrested outside the hotel where the torch is being kept. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • India  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • New Delhi  • Delhi

    • India Steels for Torch Protest Showdown

      Washington Post  |  Apr 16, 08 5:34 AM CDT

      India Steels for Torch Protest Showdown

      (Newser) - Security protecting the Olympic torch will face its toughest test yet as thousands of Tibetan protesters converge on New Delhi for the Indian leg of the relay tomorrow. Hunger strikes, relay disruptions and attempts to grab the torch are all being planned. One Indian television station is referring to the flame as the "tortured torch."      More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • India  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • New Delhi  • Tibetan Youth Congress

  • October 2007

    • Child 'Slave' Laborers Fall Into the Gap

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 28, 07 5:14 PM CDT

      Child 'Slave' Laborers Fall Into the Gap

      (Newser) - Ten-year-olds were found stitching Gap apparel in a filthy New Delhi sweatshop, some without pay, in an investigation by the Guardian . The kids interviewed by the paper reported long hours of unpaid work, threats and beatings. Serial numbers on the beaded blouses they were working on were ID'd by the Gap, which pulled the items from shelves and launched a probe, the Guardian reports. More »

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      United Nations  • children  • India  • United States  • San Francisco  • Europe  • Christmas  • retail stores  • The Gap  • New Delhi  • sweatshop

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