Warning to activists eyeing Games spotlight
Warning to activists eyeing Games spotlight (Guardian)
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UN passes truce resolution supporting 2008 event
Jonathan Watts in Beijing
Friday November 2, 2007
The Guardian, England
China warned yesterday that unauthorised protests will not be tolerated during the Olympics next year, raising the prospect of detentions for civil rights campaigners and religious activists during the two-week event.
The warning came as the United Nations general assembly adopted the Olympic truce resolution for the 2008 Beijing Games despite opposition from activists pushing for a free Tibet. The resolution calls on UN member states to “observe and promote peace” at next August’s Games.
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