Foreign minister hints UK may boycott Winter Olympics - The Telegraph


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  • Wednesday, 07 Oct 2020

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

(Reuters) - British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab suggested Britain may boycott the Olympics for the first time, over China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday.

Raab, at a foreign affairs select committee, said it was "clear that there is evidence of serious and egregious human rights violations," the newspaper reported https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/06/dominic-raab-hints-uk-could-boycott-chinas-winter-olympics-treatment.

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