Olympians to be vetted on human rights comments
Baz le Tuff informs me that Australian Olympic Games team members are being forced to sign declarations that they will not refer to human rights during the Beijing Olympics, without first having asked permission of Australian Olympic officials.
Le Tuff writes, and I agree: "I think most sportspeople should be gagged but this is a bit much."
Human Rights in China
Human rights in the People's Republic of China (Wikipedia)
Categories: china, sport, olympics, human-rights, civil-rights, free-speech, liberty, competition
Pip Wilson posted item above at 8:35 AM | Permalink
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Now Yahoo and MSN are supporting the Chinese authorities by posting "wanted" posters with pictures of the rioters. Two have already been caught:
http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080321-yahoo-msn-used-root-out-tibetan-rioters-china
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