Beijing 2008 Olympics: Freedom of Speech Promised then Denied
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At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a promise was made that demonstrations would be allowed to go ahead without hindrance.
This has not happened, as shown by this report from Channel 4 News.
You can read more about this - and about the Guardian’s failure to allow embedding of videos - at Paul Canning’s blog.
Today will be a relatively quiet blogging day, since I’m doing some building work on the site.
Tags: beijing 2008, beijing 2008 olympic games, channel 4, embedded video, human rights in china, tibet
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Categories: All WW, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Campaigns, Free Speech Campaign, International, Media, Not Cricket, Politics, Video
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