Martina Navratilova has voiced her anger after activists wearing "Where is Peng Shuai?" A group of four men representing the Free Tibet human rights organisation were challenged by security while walking around the All England Club grounds wearing the shirts. They claim they were stopped and searched and told not to approach other spectators about Chinese tennis player Peng, with …
Questions about Taiwan, Xinjiang, and the safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai have cropped up at press conferences at the Games, prompting Chinese officials to provide emphatic, calibrated answers Beijing: For two weeks and more, China’s stance on questions about its politics and policies has been straightforward: It’s the Olympics, and we’re not talking about these things. In the …
Martina Navratilova said Australian Open organisers had acted "cowardly" by preventing fans from wearing shirts bearing messages of support for Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai at the Grand Slam event. TA's position dismayed 18-times Grand Slam winner Navratilova, who said the national governing body was giving in to China and placing sponsorship money ahead of human rights concerns. Tennis Australia …
Senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound on Tuesday denied that the organisation vouched for the safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai to avoid angering 2022 Olympic host Beijing. But Human Rights Watch said the IOC's interest seemed to be to keep the Games on track, not the welfare of athletes, a suggestion Pound vehemently denied. Human Rights Watch …
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