How have the Olympics affected Beijingers? Jocelyn Ford, a Beijing-based journalist, has put together the insider's view in the form of a video series; this is the promo for it.
She interviews a human rights activist who is in hiding; the engineers of some of the Olympic trophy buildings; a Tibetan single mother who's no longer allowed to sell trinkets on Beijing streets; a farmer deprived of water in order to meet Bejing's pledge of a "green" Olympics.
Thanks to China Digital Times for the link.
This blog entry was created by KimB and does not necessarily represent the position or opinion of Amnesty International Australia.
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