WASHINGTON – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) after he announced that he would not attend Netanyahu’s speech. CAIR also urged all Americans to use its click-and-send action alert to call on members of Congress to follow suit and boycott or protest […]
Following Britain’s announcement that it will join the United States, Australia and others in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in February, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that Canada will join the boycott. “We are extremely concerned about the repeated human rights violations by the Chinese government,” Trudeau said. “That […]
The Biden administration has announced a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday that the administration “will not send any diplomatic or official representation” to the Winter Games because of China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses.” […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – Players from the National Basketball Association’s Milwaukee Bucks opted not to play in a playoff game scheduled for Wednesday night in order to call attention to injustices against the African American community and call for lawmakers and law enforcement to institute meaningful changes. The decision had wide-ranging reverberations throughout […]