http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO One world, one dream, one blog... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:01:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The start of the Olympic Games has done nothing to help Chinese human rights activists, who continue to be arrested, watched or threatened. At the same time, incidents involving foreign journalists, including an attack today on a British TV reporter working for ITN, shows that the security services are still ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/crackdown-continues-for-chinese-human-rights-activists-with-no-olympic-truce-during-games/ Members of Reporters Without Borders today broadcast "Radio Without Borders," China's only independent FM radio station, in Beijing just hours before the start of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. In a programme lasting 20 minutes, Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Robert Ménard and Chinese human rights activists called on the Chinese ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/clandestine-fm-radio-broadcast-today-in-beijing-by-reporters-without-borders-hours-before-olympic-opening-ceremony/ The Chinese authorities confirmed today that the 20,000 foreign journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have unrestricted access to the Internet during their stay. International Olympic Committee media chief Kevan Gosper nonetheless yesterday said the IOC's key concern was to "ensure that the media are able to report on ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/international-olympic-committee-unable-to-guarantee-press-freedom-during-games/ This animated sequence, based on the classical Chinese novel, "Journey to the West", has been produced by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the men behind virtual band Gorillaz. It will feature on TV, radio, web and mobile, introducing coverage of the Games on BBC Sport - the Olympic broadcaster in the ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/bbc-sports-olympics-monkey/ "For several years now NBC has meticulously planned all the details for its coverage of the many sports events at the Summer Olympics in China. But with the Games only 19 days away, many at the network are concerned about how they will be permitted to cover any unscheduled events, like ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/networks-fight-shorter-olympic-leash-from-the-ny-times/ With a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, the International Olympic Committee praised the city’s preparations but also cited one “open issue” that remain: whether the city can deliver good air quality.Meanwhile, environmental officials are focused on delivering blue skies, despite recent weeks that have brought unusual amounts of rain ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/air-beijing/ With exactly one month left before the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing, Reporters Without Borders today condemned the absence of a goodwill gesture from the Chinese government as regards the approximately 100 imprisoned journalists, Internet users and cyber-dissidents. "Do the Chinese authorities really think they are going to turn these ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/call-for-demonstrations-on-8-of-august-outside-chinese-embassies-and-online/ July 7, 2008 In 2001, China's Communist leaders promised the International Olympic Committee to allow free press access to both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the country as a whole. So far signs aren't good that Beijing will stick to its word. Witness the case of Norman Choy, a senior reporter with ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/from-todays-wall-street-journal/ French president Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday he might attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics if talks announced Sunday between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama make progress. “If there was continued progress and if the Dalai Lama and the Chinese president acknowledged the progress, then the ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/china-and-dalai-lama-talking-again-sarkozy-says-he-may-attend-games/ Reports suggest that French President Nicolas Sarkozy has already secretly decided to attend the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing on 8 August, despite his promise to consult his European partners on the subject and to take a decision in accordance with the progress made in the dialogue between China ... http://www.olympicgames4beijing2008.com/JO/has-president-sarkozy-decided-to-break-his-promise-to-the-french-and-attend-the-inauguration-of-the-olympic-games/