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Quote: Chinese authorities are planning to establish specially designated areas for protesters at next month's Olympic Games, according to security officials. Several legs of the Olympic torch relay outside of China were marred by demonstrations against Chinese rule in Tibet and the human rights situation, but inside the country protest are tightly controlled....

Advertisements [ ? ] Source: wsj BEIJING -- China, which has cracked down on political dissent ahead of the Olympics and promised to deal harshly with illegal demonstrations, is taking the highly unusual step of setting aside space in three Beijing parks for protests during the Games. The creation of designated protest areas was announced Wednesday. One of ...

Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said Wednesday, in a sign China's authoritarian government may allow some demonstrations during the games. Worries about terrorist attacks, both from international groups and Muslim separatists from western China, and about protests of any kind have prompted one of China's broadest...

China to set up Olympic protest zones BEIJING, China (AP)-- Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said Wednesday, in a sign China's authoritarian government may allow some demonstrations during the games. Worries about terrorist attacks, both from international groups and Muslim separatists from western China, and about ...

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Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said Wednesday, in a sign China's authoritarian government might allow some demonstrations during the games. Link To Original Article

Why is the IOC ignoring all of this? There are lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to be made, that's why. Last edited on Sat Aug 16th, 2008 05:33 am by Drudge X

It's not a violation of their free speach rights because they are not being prevented from protesting. They can still protest within the designated zones while the safety and security of the candidate and others in attendance is ensured. I don't see the problem. Hopefully the same measures will be enacted at GOP convention.

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Huge protests expected at political conventions Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:23am EDT By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters are expected to jam the streets of Denver and St. Paul at the Republican and Democratic conventions in a noisy counterpoint to the parties' carefully scripted speeches. In St. Paul, where John McCain will accept the Republican nomination...

Huge protests expected at political conventions Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:23am EDT By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters are expected to jam the streets of Denver and St. Paul at the Republican and Democratic conventions in a noisy counterpoint to the parties' carefully scripted speeches. In St. Paul, where John McCain will accept the Republican nomination...

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters are expected to jam the streets of Denver and St. Paul at the Republican and Democratic conventions in a noisy counterpoint to the parties' carefully scripted speeches. In St. Paul, where John McCain will accept the Republican nomination early next month, anti-war and anti-abortion activists could be joined in the streets...

GQ: The Mess We Made An Oral History of the 1968 Convention By HILARY ELKINS, SARAH GOLDSTEIN, LAURENCE LOWE, TRENT MACNAMARA, ALEX PROVAN, MAXANDRA SHORT, and CHRISTOPHER SWETALA — Compiled by David Gargill In August 1968, a party divided over race and political tactics and a hugely unpopular war (sound familiar?) erupted in rage at the Democratic National Convention in ...