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Amnesty International takes on Beijing ‘08

July 09th 2008 — Aside + Link — Leave a Comment

Amnesty International has reportedly prepared some very frank new ads for the Beijing Olympics.
Drawing awareness to ongoing human rights abuses in China, they depict atrocities with an Olympiad theme, linking them to specific Olympic events.
Direct links to the images are available here and here.
Discussion about whether or not these are legitimate or [...]

Olympics vs. Human Rights?

April 01st 2008 — Text — 1 Comment

Mother Jones writes about the emerging debate surrounding the torch relay passing through San Francisco — and elsewhere in ‘Free Tibet’ vs. ‘Free-Speech Zones.’

Though now a symbol of global unity, the torch relay got its start during the so-called Fascist Olympics held in 1936 Berlin, when the Nazis seized upon the idea as a way [...]