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• Seminoles Suspend Five Receivers After Fight

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Five Florida State wide receivers will miss Saturday night’s homecoming game against Boston College for their roles in a midweek campus fight, Coach Bobby Bowden said Friday. Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 11:43 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Colleges and Universities, Demonstrations and Riots, Boston College, Florida State University

• 5 Americans Are Arrested for Protest in Beijing

  Chinese authorities arrested five Americans on Tuesday after they spelled out “Free Tibet” with blue L.E.D. lights near the National Stadium. Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Tibet, Demonstrations and Riots, Laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)

• Would-Be Protesters Detained in China

  Ten days into the Games, the government has yet to permit a single demonstration in the three official protest zones and at least four would-be protesters are in custody. Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 11:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Demonstrations and Riots, International Olympic Committee, Human Rights Watch

• About New York: Protest on 12th Avenue Takes Aim at Beijing

  Modern Olympics have always been a tightly controlled theater for sport, commerce and politics. This year, there are stages everywhere. Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 10:56 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games, Tibet, Demonstrations and Riots, New York City, International Olympic Committee, Tiananmen Square (Beijing)

• China Sets Zones for Olympics Protests

  The Chinese government will permit public protests inside three city parks, but demonstrators must obtain permits and abide by laws that usually make political demonstration nearly impossible. Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 11:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), China, Olympic Games (2008), Demonstrations and Riots

• Officials Note Two Concerns for Olympics: Air and Access

  Pollution and media access remain uncertainties as Beijing hustles to finish construction projects and get the city ready for the Aug. 8 opening ceremonies. Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Television, Environment, Freedom and Human Rights, Demonstrations and Riots, News and News Media, International Olympic Committee, Air Pollution, Human Rights Watch

• China Lists Do’s and Don’ts for Olympics-Bound Foreigners

  The Beijing Organizing Committee has pulled together some eclectic advice for foreigners wishing to attend Olympic events. Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 8:54 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Freedom and Human Rights, Demonstrations and Riots, International Olympic Committee, Rogge, Jacques

• Protests Greet the Olympic Torch in Japan

  The Olympic torch relay ignited more protests on its troubled world tour on Friday, prompting demonstrations across this Japanese city despite the mobilization of thousands of riot police officers. Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 10:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Demonstrations and Riots, Nagano (Japan)

• Foreign Press Set for Curtailed Everest Torch Trip

  A group of foreign reporters prepared on Thursday to go to Tibet to cover the ascent of the Olympic torch to Mount Everest. Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Mount Everest, Freedom and Human Rights, Demonstrations and Riots, News and News Media

• Beijing Journal: Sympathy on the Streets, but Not for the Tibetans

  An incident that has gone largely unpublicized in the West has crystallized the outrage and humiliation felt by many Chinese over recent protests against the Olympics. Posted Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Demonstrations and Riots

• Indecision Cloaks Route of Olympic Torch

  San Francisco officials say they still have no final plans on what route through the city the Olympic torch will take. The delay has upset some groups that want to use the procession to protest China’s human rights record. Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games, Freedom and Human Rights, San Francisco (Calif), Demonstrations and Riots, Newsom, Gavin