Chinese police rough up British TV crew at Olympics

[WriteDown]

Source: AFP

BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese police roughed up a British TV crew and stopped them covering a pro-Tibet protest, witnesses said, in the latest case of interference with media freedom at the Beijing Olympic Games.

Uniformed police pounced on John Ray, China correspondent for Independent Television News (ITN), shortly after protesters unfurled a pro-Tibet banner near the main Olympic complex, witnesses and the reporter said.

His cameraman Ben England was also manhandled and prevented from filming the protest, they said.

Pro-Tibetan independence group Students for a Free Tibet said two protesters who unfurled the banner were arrested while six other members of the group were also detained for protesting nearby...

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080813/wl_asia_afp/oly200...

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Still glad I am not watching this year.

[Renew Deal]

1. Too bad you're not watching.

You're missing a lot.

[WriteDown]

2. I see plenty on the news.

I am just not giving the network running the Olympics the satisfaction of raising their viewership.

[kay1864]

6. Unless you happen to be a Nielsen household...

Your boycott is invisible to NBC.

[Auggie]

3. No matter how hard you try, you can't sugar-coat oppression

And these are the same people supporting our economy...

[wpelb]

4. Ironic

It's funny (but not in the humorous sort of way) how many Republicans (like the Bushes) who have long hated or claimed to hate communists are willing to let the Chinese get away with murder.

Unfortunately, a lot of Democrats are not much better. I call on the leadership of the Democratic Party in both the Senate and the House to consider legislation to enact sanctions against China unless and until it cleans up its act. One simple act would be to remove the automatic MFN status that China has had for several years.

[happygoluckytoyou]

5. after a bit of fireworks makeover.... British TV Crew seen firing weapons at Tibet monks....FOX News