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Tibetan protesters gather in New Delhi to protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics, which are due to open on Friday night. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will announce the Games are officially open, will be joined by leaders including his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, but the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia are among countries staging a diplomatic boycott over China's human rights record. IMAGES
Members of the Tibetan community rally outside the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland to protest the Winter Olympics being held in China. IMAGES
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach reacts to a growing diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, prompted by what the Western allies argue are widespread rights abuses by China. "The presence of government officials is a purely political decision for each government," he says, adding, "the principle of the political neutrality of the IOC applies." Britain on Wednesday joined Australia and the United States in announcing they will not send ministers to the Winter Games in the Chinese capital. SOUNDBITE
The US won't send diplomatic representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and "contribute to the fanfare of the Games", "given the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang", says White House press secretary Jen Psaki. SOUNDBITE
The White House says it is not discussing a joint boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics with US allies. "We have not discussed and are not discussing any joint boycott with allies and partners," says White House press secretary, Jen Psaki. SOUNDBITE
Dharamsala, Feb 3 (EFE/EPA).- Activists and tibetans living in exile gathered on Wednesday in Dharamsala calling on international community to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over China's rights record. (Camera: SANJAY BAID). SHOT LIST: EXILE TIBETANS HOLD A PROTEST AGAINST THE HOLDING OF 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS IN BEIJING IN DHARAMSALA, INDIA.