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  • April 2008

    • More Notables Stay Away From Beijing Olympics

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 11, 08 11:17 AM CDT

      More Notables Stay Away From Beijing Olympics

      (Newser) - The controversy around the Olympic flame continued as Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel laureate, announced she was dropping out of the torch relay. Maathai was to carry the torch this weekend in Tanzania but pulled out in protest of China's human rights record. Maathai also told the Los Angeles Times that she supports fellow Nobelist Desmond Tutu's call for a boycott of the opening ceremony. More »

    • IOC Head: We Can Weather Torch 'Crisis'

      CNN  |  Apr 10, 08 11:15 AM CDT

      IOC Head: We Can Weather Torch 'Crisis'

      (Newser) - The protests following the Olympic torch around the globe are a “crisis,” but the International Olympic Committee has faced worse, its chief said today. The Games, he said, would “rebound," the BBC reports. Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama said China “deserved” to host, CNN reports. "We are not anti-Chinese," the Tibetan spiritual leader said. But he also supports the protesters' right to be heard: "Nobody has the right to tell them to shut up." More »

    • SF Mayor Takes Heat for Torch Dodge

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 10, 08 7:28 AM CDT

      SF Mayor Takes Heat for Torch Dodge

      (Newser) - The San Francisco leg of the Olympic torch relay avoided some of the chaos that plagued London and Paris, but pro-Tibetan activists were fuming that Mayor Gavin Newsom rerouted the flame's path at the last minute to dodge protesters. "He did it so China can report they had a great torch run," one demonstrator complained to the San Francisco Chronicle . More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • San Francisco  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • Gavin Newsom

    • China's Torch 'Thugs' Draw Their Own Controversy

      Der Spiegel  |  Apr 9, 08 2:02 PM CDT

      China's Torch 'Thugs' Draw Their Own Controversy

      (Newser) - The Olympic flame’s mysterious Chinese guardians have been rubbing Europe the wrong way, Der Spiegel reports. The men in the powder blue track suits haven’t hesitated to get rough, and local authorities wonder why they’re necessary. “They are horrible,” said London’s Olympic Committee Chairman. “I think they were thugs.” The men reportedly hail from China’s special forces. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • London  • Olympic torch  • torch relay

    • San Francisco in Fine Frenzy Over Torch

      Associated Press  |  Apr 9, 08 4:54 AM CDT

      San Francisco in Fine Frenzy Over Torch

      (Newser) - The Olympic torch winds its way through San Francisco today and authorities are bracing for big trouble from protesters who have already hit the streets, AP reports. The torch was buffeted by protests in London and Paris, where the relay was cut short, and the worst may be yet to come as Left Coast pro-Tibet activists harry the flame. Officers will accompany the torch every second of its six-mile route through the city—which is likely to be changed at the last minute. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • San Francisco  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay

    • Olympic Committee May Cancel Torch Relay

      AFP  |  Apr 8, 08 4:33 AM CDT

      Olympic Committee May Cancel Torch Relay

      (Newser) - The International Olympic Committee has scheduled an extraordinary meeting to discuss whether the remainder of this year's torch relay should be canceled. In the face of massive protests against China's human rights abuses, the committee is considering a plan to limit the remainder of the relay to China, reports AFP. But Beijing officials have insisted that the relay will continue as planned. More »

    • Torch Protesters Climb Golden Gate Bridge

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 7, 08 4:28 PM CDT

      Torch Protesters Climb Golden Gate Bridge

      (Newser) - With the Olympic torch due to reach San Francisco tomorrow, protesters climbed the Golden Gate Bridge today to unfurl banners reading “One World, One Dream" and "Free Tibet 08.” The climbers, members of Students for a Free Tibet, were arrested after they rappelled down the bridge’s south tower, leaving the sign aloft, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

    • Olympic Flame Doused 5 Times; Paris Relay Cut Short

      Associated Press  |  Apr 7, 08 11:50 AM CDT

      Olympic Flame Doused 5 Times; Paris Relay Cut Short

      (Newser) - Paris police today extinguished the Olympic flame five times after massive pro-Tibet protests turned the torch relay into chaos. The torch was doused for the first time near the start of the route at the Eiffel Tower and taken on board the bus that accompanies the runners, the AP reports. Officials re-lit it farther along the route, only to douse it again four more times before finally cutting short the relay. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Paris  • torch relay

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