 - The New York Times & Log In
 Aug 20, 8:13pm  (1 review) politics, olympics http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/sports...- BRIEF POLITICAL ARGH!!!!
i wish it was only about international sport, champions, triumphs and defeats. but it isn't, in china, now, is it? it's about sudden "relocation," broken government promises, and censorship...along with all of that sport, etc. read this article before you watch another olympic event.
from the page: "In theory, the Communist Party allows citizens to lobby the central government on matters of local corruption, the illegal seizure of land and extralegal detentions. In reality, those who arrive at Beijing's petition office are often met at the door by plainclothes officers who stop them from filing their complaints and then bundle them back to their hometowns. Intimidation, beatings and administrative detentions are often enough to prevent them from trying again."
- Trials winner Hansen is front-page news, in Japan
- Jul 8, 9:01pm
 (1 review) swimming, olympics, competitive http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg... - I'm all for sport, but boy did US athletes give up on the whole boycott Chinese Olympics until the nation admits it has a pollution / human rights violation / censorship / artificial currency maniuplation (etc.) problem, and maybe even tries to solve it, fast! But yeah, good sport stories happening all the same.
From the page: "At the recent Japanese Olympic trials, Kitajima broke Hansen's world record in the 200, then announced he hoped Hansen would break that record at the U.S. trials (the finals are Thursday night), thus building the drama and raising the stakes for their Olympic showdowns."
- For hosts, Games lose some luster - Washington Post- msnbc.com
- Jul 1, 10:36pm (1 review) economics, china, olympics http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25486610
- From the page: ""So many people expect the Olympics will help make China's economy even more prosperous. But in China, the government operates everything. As a result, the Olympics are not that efficient, economically speaking," said Zhang Ming, a professor of international relations at Renmin University."
- BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Olympic protests: Chinese reaction
- Apr 10, 3:20pm (3 reviews) politics, china, olympics http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point...
- tibet / china / olympics / protestors. this is just a nice roundup of opinions from chinese people. oh, and same day issue of BBC news? fun facts about the torch, like how it stays lit on the airplanes, and what goes into torch design every 4 years...
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- Apr 7, 10:20pm (1 review) cartoons, politics, olympics, tibet, beijing http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/uc/20080...
- Channel 4 - News - &039;Stop Tibet protests - or else&039;
- Mar 16, 6:49am (2 reviews) politics, china, human-rights, olympics, tibet http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/po...
- good video report from Tibet, in English, about the protest situation
- ABC News: Tibetans in Exile Say: Time to Go Home
- Mar 16, 6:29am (4 reviews) buddhism, olympics, tibet, journalistic-photography http://abcnews.go.com/International/stor...
- Can you imagine somebody you know in the U.S. getting killed, killed by police, for walking in a protest? WALKING!?! This is sickening. Be aware. At the very least, send a letter. Express yourself because they cannot without great risk of bodily harm or even loss of life. Speak for Tibetan human rights, and Buddhist religious freedom.
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