Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by Justice for Myanmar
July 22, 2021, Myanmar: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics has partnered with at least three businesses that continue to maintain commercial ties with the Myanmar army, in breach of their human rights responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD (…)
, by AJWRC
Dear sisters,
On Olympics Day, June 23, we will organize a rally in Tokyo to resist the violence of the Olympic Games. We call for sisters around the world to send us (ajwrc ajwrc.org) your solidarity messages, as well as your stories, experiences and analysis on what sport mega-events would (…)
, by FIELDES Diane
If you listened only to Olympic officials and governments around the world, there would be no doubt about the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to begin on 23 July, going ahead.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president, Australian John Coates, is typical. “We’ve never had a postponed (…)
, by O’SHEA Paul
As Japan suffers a fourth wave of COVID-19, domestic opposition to the summer Olympic and Paralympic games is mounting. Two new opinion polls, showing that between 60% and 80% want the games either cancelled or postponed, have triggered a frenzy of articles all asking the same question: will the (…)
, by ANDREWS William
A group of people is gathering on the east side of Shinjuku Station in central Tokyo on the evening of July 24, 2019. While there is nothing unusual in this per se, given that Shinjuku is one of the busiest districts in the city, the makeup of the people is strikingly different from a regular (…)
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