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JUN 15, 2008
China clampdown for Olympic torch in Xinjiang
AFP
China has tightened controls on Muslims in its remote west ahead of the Olympic torch's arrival next week to thwart any actions aimed at disrupting the relay, residents and exiles said. The measures include detaining thousands in the Xinjiang region and forcing Muslim religious officials to undergo "political education" on "protecting" the Olympics, said Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the Germany-based World Uighur Congress.
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JUN 15, 2008
In China, the game has changed
Los Angeles Times
Playing host to the Olympics may be forcing new ways on the rigid regime. Nowhere is this change more evident than in its policy toward Sudan, where Beijing's stance has undergone a quiet revolution. Change is afoot in China's policy toward Myanmar as well. Beijing's newfound flexibility in foreign policy, however, has not been matched by a new regard for Chinese human rights.
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JUN 10, 2008
China says stop Tibet protests to advance talks
Reuters
China calls on the Dalai Lama and his supporters to halt Tibet protests and attempts to "ruin the Olympics," in order to create the conditions for future roundtable talks.
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JUN 6, 2008
Pro-Tibetan activists protest in Greece
AP
A small group of pro-Tibetan activists protested Friday outside an Athens hotel where top IOC officials were meeting on the last of a three-day conference.
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JUN 5, 2008
Good day to remember John Carlos and Tommie Smith
USA Today
John Carlos and Tommie Smith are worth remembering as U.S. athletes headed to Beijing are being told to sign promises they won't address political issues while in China. So, does that mean that if there's a government crackdown on dissidents or a blatant abuse of basic human freedoms while they're in China that our athletes are just supposed to pretend it didn't happen?
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