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Olympic Protests

What Happened in Switzerland (When We Met the IOC)

Tom Tresser | Posted 09.30.2009 | Chicago

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Tom Tresser

'Why are you here?' the IOC representative asked. I explained that we are citizens who believe that hosting the Olympics would be a disaster for Chicago.

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China Received 77 Olympic Protest Requests, But Approved None

AP | AUDRA ANG | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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BEIJING — Chinese authorities have not approved any of the 77 applications they received from people who wanted to hold protests during the Beij...

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Is Anybody Watching? How the Olympics Lost the Race to Reality TV

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 09.14.2008 | Entertainment

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Vanessa Richmond

Sports fans may still be watching, but the Olympics have gone quiet on the pop culture radar. The Games used to be the champion of reality TV, but now the new generation of reality TV athlete is faster, higher and stronger.

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China Works To Clear Country Of Protesters Day Before Olympics

AP/Washington Post | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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On the same day that China condemned President Bush's speech on its human rights policies, the country tried to hide an undercurrent of protest ready ...

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First Pro-Tibet Protest At Olympic Site

AP | Audra Ang | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

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BEIJING- Activists from the U.S. and U.K. unfurled pro-Tibet banners and spoke out against China's rights record in Tiananmen Square on Wednesday in t...

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Olympic Protests: A Second Look

Jeremy Haft | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, China Human Rights, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Olympic Protests, Olympics Boycott, Politics News
Jeremy Haft

If real human rights reform is what you want, then castigating the Chinese on the world stage isn't too productive -- mainly because it impedes the progress that is actually being made on the ground.

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Principles in the Beijing Olympics: Protests in China

Matt Browner Hamlin | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

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Matt Browner Hamlin

These protests will continue to take place because this is precisely the time to bring attention to China's horrendous record on human rights and freedom.

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Why Can't the Chinese Authorities Allow a Little Space for Protests During the Olympics?

Susan Brownell | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics

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Susan Brownell

At the Beijing Olympics, will activists attempt to carry out public protests and demonstrations, and how will the Chinese authorities react if they do?

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McCain's Stand On The Olympics: Bush Should 'Keep His Options Open'

Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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CNN Reports: The McCain campaign has weighed in on Hillary Clinton's call for President Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies of this year's Olympic...

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San Francisco's Olympic Torch Relay Draws Major Protests

Huffington Post | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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MSNBC reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that while she does not advocate a boycott of the Beijing Olympics, she does think that the attendance...

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Officials Put Out Olympic Torch 3 Times

AP | JEROME PUGMIRE and ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home

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PARIS — Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch three times Monday as protests against China's human rights record turned a relay thro...

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