Beijing Olympic authorities back gag order following uproar in Britain
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Beijing Olympic organisers said Monday they backed a ban on political protests by athletes attending this year's Games, amid uproar over an effort to silence British athletes.
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A Beijing city regulation clamping down on people who send text messages that "spread rumors" or "endanger public security" is a threat to freedom of expression, a watchdog group said Monday.
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THE OLYMPIC Games have their anthem, their rings, their heroes, and their sponsors. Now, with the Beijing 2008 games, they have their prisoners. The Chinese government is not just building fine stadiums, it is also arresting those who dare to condemn human rights violations in China. The political police are getting ready for the Olympics in their own way, bringing ...
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British Olympic chiefs refuse to back down in a dispute which could mar Monday's procession through London.
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Yahoo China and MSN China confirmed Friday they had signed a code of conduct for their blogging operations that committed them to protecting the interests of the Chinese state.
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British Olympic Association to review athletes' contract for Beijing following concerns over free speech
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British Olympic Association chief Craig Reedie has signed a &quot;memorandum of understanding&quot; with China&#39;s Olympic boss Yuan Weimin.
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The British government condemned racist taunts by fans in Spain aimed at black players on England&#39;s team during an exhibition game, and FIFA, soccer&#39;s governing body, ordered an investigation yesterday.
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BEIJING, July 12 -- A system to monitor food safety will go into effect during test events for the 2008 Beijing Olympics next month, a Chinese government watchdog announced Thursday, even as a TV station aired an undercover investigation showing how shredded cardboard was used as a filling in ste...
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British athletes will not be banned from commenting on political issues at the Beijing Olympics, the British Olympic Association says.
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Britain has switched sides and thrown its support behind a European Union plan to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo against China, a move that threatens to trigger a rift in Britain's "special relationship" with ...
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BEIJING -- Red-faced organizers of the Beijing Olympics threatened Monday to cancel the contracts of companies using child labor and violating minimum-wage rules to make Olympic-licensed products.
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British Olympic hopeful refuses to maintain 'polite silence' in face of China's human rights record
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Just under 15,000 people were moved from their homes to make way for the venues of the Beijing Olympics and all moved voluntarily with compensation, officials said on Tuesday, countering rights groups' allegations that hundreds of thousands had been evicted.
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ATHENS, Aug. 20 -- The British Olympic Association is considering whether to bring its protest of an American swimmer&#39;s gold medal-winning performance before an international arbitration panel, potentially keeping alive a fiasco that ...
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Senior government officials rallied Sunday to support a High Court ruling forbidding the BBC, Britain's public service broadcaster, from transmitting news about accusations of campaign finance improprieties ...Comment
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The injunction stopping a BBC report on the cash-for-honours probe has been lifted.