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- As the Beijing Olympics ended, Amnesty International today accused the Chinese authorities of prioritizing image over substance as it continued to persecute and punish activists and journalists during the Games.
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On 25 April 2008, Interpol issued a warning that there was a real possibility that the Beijing Olympics would be targeted by terrorist groups. China reported 35 arrests as part of a ten-day raid. On 4 August 2008, two attackers detonated hand grenades at a police post near Kashgar, killing 16 policemen.
Aug 16, 2020 · Published 1:40 PM PDT, August 16, 2020. One question loomed over the 2008 Beijing Olympics: Would the Games change China? Richard Pound, now the senior member of the International Olympic Committee, wrote about it in his book “Inside the Olympics.”
Feb 22, 2021 · Analysis by James Griffiths, CNN. 8 minute read. Updated 9:05 PM EST, Sun February 21, 2021. Link Copied! Hong Kong CNN — As the sound of fireworks rang out over Beijing to mark the close of the...
Aug 24, 2008 · News. August 24, 2008. Olympics: China and IOC must learn from mistakes and uphold human rights values. As the Beijing Olympics ended, Amnesty International today accused the Chinese authorities of prioritizing image over substance as it continued to persecute and punish activists and journalists during the Games.
Aug 7, 2018 · "Despite all the hype about relaxed regulations for the media in the run-up to the Olympics in 2008 the authorities' grip on the domestic media was still tight," she says. China police detain...
Aug 7, 2008 · Paul Kelso in Beijing. Thu 7 Aug 2008 19.01 EDT. The most lavish Olympic games of the modern era will get under way today in the spectacular Bird's Nest stadium, with more than 80 heads of...
Feb 3, 2022 · The appeal of hosting an Olympiad has waned during the past decade-plus of accumulating IOC corruption scandals, mounting criticism —partly fueled by the 2008 Beijing Games—of the IOC’s indifference to potential host states’ authoritarian politics and poor human rights records, and the ever-escalating price-tag of holding the Games.
