Massive conspiracy or Olympic peace?

August 18, 2008 7:10 AM

What news am I missing at the Olympics - what has been covered up or ignored by the Chinese regulators providing the video feed to NBC etc? I have to imagine there have been some outbursts or protests and the Chinese are not letting the media cover it (at least on live TV). Is there a good site noting these occurrences, or have the games just gone off nearly flawlessly? (excepting the drum tower murder last week.)
posted by pithy comment to Society & Culture (6 answers total)

I just found this AP article through Google News: China has not approved Olympic protest requests
posted by amtho at 7:39 AM on August 18, 2008

Human Rights Watch, China stories
http://hrw.org/doc/?t=asia&c=china

Olympic Watch
http://www.olympicwatch.org/

Dom Joly's Alternative Olympic Highlights (The Independant)
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/news-and-features/dom-jolys-alternative-olympic-highlights-898975.html
posted by aught at 8:09 AM on August 18, 2008

Sure, sort of....


posted by TeachTheDead at 8:18 AM on August 18, 2008

Link didnt work...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405187,00.html
posted by TeachTheDead at 8:19 AM on August 18, 2008

This is a reasonable question, but don't place too much faith in the response. Thinking logically, anything they successfully covered up or silenced would never be found out by you. So really there's no way of knowing, by definition.
posted by Phyltre at 10:29 AM on August 18, 2008

Response by poster: Here's an interesting article from the NYT: "Protests are not illegal in China, but they require government approval, a prospect that often dissuades citizens, daunted by excessive bureaucracy or potential retaliation. Posters and slogans must be submitted to the police, and each participant must apply in person. Any rally deemed a threat to “social stability and public order” can be denied permission, and most are."
posted by pithy comment at 4:58 AM on August 19, 2008