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ACTIVISM: Beijing Olympics: How to stage a protest

Stop the Propaganda — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:04:59 +0000

(Telegraph.co.uk) - But for those who do not wish to take the risk of arrest and deportation, there is another, perfectly legal way to get heard at the Olympics: Chinese authorities have earmarked three “designated protest zones” around the capital city. Such zones have been a feature of every Olympics since Sydney in 2000, and for [...]

ACTIVISM: Canadian among pro-Tibet protesters removed from Tiananmen Square

Stop the Propaganda — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:30:31 +0000

(CBC.ca) - Five activists, including a 24-year-old Canadian, were taken away by police Saturday after holding a protest in Tiananmen Square over China’s policies in Tibet. Montrealer Chris Schwartz, a student at Concordia University and longtime member of the pro-Tibetan movement, was among a group of activists from Students for a Free Tibet. The other protesters came [...]

Bush criticizes China before visit to Beijing Olympics

Stop the Propaganda — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:36:47 +0000

(CBC.ca) - U.S. President George W. Bush delivered a strong condemnation of China’s approach toward the freedom and rights of its citizens Thursday in a speech on the eve of a visit to the host of the 2008 Olympic Games. In Thailand as part of a three-country tour through Asia, Bush said his country supports a [...]

China tells Bush to stay out of other countries’ affairs

Stop the Propaganda — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:34:12 +0000

(CBC.ca) - Chinese officials have told U.S. President George W. Bush to stay out of other countries’ affairs after he condemned Beijing’s human rights record before heading to the Olympic Games. “We resolutely oppose any words or actions which interfere in the internal affairs of another country in the name of issues such as human rights [...]

Pro-Tibet protesters defy security near Beijing’s Olympic Stadium

Stop the Propaganda — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:37:50 +0000

(CBC.ca) - Police in Beijing on Wednesday detained several foreign protesters who breached tight security and unfurled a banner calling for a free Tibet, as the Olympic torch made its way through the city. Two of the protesters scaled a lamp post near the city’s now iconic stadium, known as “Bird’s Nest” Stadium, where in just [...]

Olympic journalists face web restraints

Stop the Propaganda — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:37:01 +0000

(CBC.ca) - Journalists covering the Beijing Games will not have uncensored internet access, Chinese and Olympic officials have confirmed. Foreign media had complained about being unable to access politically sensitive websites such as that of Amnesty International, which on Tuesday accused China of failing to live up to its promise to improve human rights. China is known [...]

Olympics Journalists Urged To Use Crypto, to Thwart Chinese Spying

Sarah Lai Stirland — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:34:08 +0000

(Wired: Threat Level) - Journalists covering the Olympics in Beijing ought to consider using virtual private networks and avoiding the use of instant messenger to interview subjects for stories, says Rebecca MacKinnon, CNN's former Beijing bureau chief and University of Hong Kong new media professor. "If you are trying to work on sensitive stories that may [...]

Geopolitics - July 9

Simone — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:51:17 +0000

India left hits out at government
The Iraqi Oil Ministry's new fave five
Iran to "hit Tel Aviv, U.S. ships" if attacked

China attacks Dalai Lama as talks continue

Stop the Propaganda — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:42:53 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched another attack on exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday even as his envoys are expected to have a second day of secretive fence-mending talks. READ MORE HERE [ Source: Reuters ] ©2010 Stop the Propaganda / Feed the Truth. All Rights Reserved..

Tehran issues warning to Israel

Stop the Propaganda — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:41:08 +0000

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned at the weekend that Iranian retaliation for a strike on its nuclear facilities could include blocking oil routes and striking Israel with long-range missiles. READ MORE HERE [ Source: The Financial Times Ltd. ] ©2010 Stop the Propaganda / Feed the Truth. All Rights Reserved..

Mugabe’s rival puts his hopes in wrong hands

Stop the Propaganda — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:38:03 +0000

JOHANNESBURG — The African Union summit ended on Tuesday just as Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe had hoped it would: with a de facto recognition of his right to keep ruling his benighted country. Zimbabwe’s opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, and his Movement for Democratic Change had been desperately hoping that the gathering of 53 African leaders in the [...]

Hundreds rally in Brussels in push for seal hunt ban

Stop the Propaganda — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:35:22 +0000

About 250 anti-seal-hunt protesters rallied outside the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. The protesters demanded that the 27-country EU impose a total ban on all imports of seal products from Canada and other countries that have annual seal culls. READ MORE HERE [ Source: CBC.ca ] ©2010 Stop the Propaganda / Feed the Truth. All [...]

Anti-Bush Protest in London June 15, 2008

Stop the Propaganda — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:55:04 +0000

QUOTE From Video: “The issue here isn’t whether this is ‘brutality’ or who was starting the fights. The issue is that out Government chose to suppress the people’s ability to voice its opinions, in order to please the United States.” See Video below. READ MORE HERE [ Source: YouTube.com ] QUOTE from Video: “The police blocked the [...]