Shame! Shame! Shame on Bloody Beijing Olympics -- Olympic Security
Breach Tally / The Epochtimes
Olympic Security Breach Tally
The Epoch Times Aug 10, 2008
The Olympic Security Breach Tally lists the latest protests, security
breaches, obstructions, and incidents at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
PROTEST: Member of the Legislative Council LeungG Kwok-hung wore an
orange Hong Kong Alliance T-shirt, which represents: “One World, One
Dream, One Human Rights”. He had to wear a top over the T-shirt in order
to enter the venue. After the event finished, Leung and others loudly
yelled: “Vindication of June 4!” while others displayed the Tibetan flag.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: All protesters were carried away
violently by security guards.
LOCATION: Hong Kong’s Olympics equestrian arena
DATE: 9 August, 2008
PROTEST: Man stopped by security guard at the entrance to equestrian
events for wearing a T-shirt with the slogan: “Democracy, Human Rights,
Higher than Olympics”
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Had to change his T-shirt before being
allowed entry.
LOCATION: Hong Kong’s Olympics equestrian arena
DATE: 9 August, 2008
PROTEST: Democracy activist Gu Si-Yao, wears T-shirt with Reporters
Without Borders depiction of Olympic rings as handcuffs.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Had to wear the T-Shirt inside out before
he was allowed to enter.
LOCATION: Hong Kong’s Olympics equestrian arena
DATE: 9 August, 2008
PROTEST: Two students try to unveil a Tibetan flag at the dressage event.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Officials rushed over and covered Ms Chan
and her friend with a large blue cloth to prevent the Tibetan flag from
being shown and photographed.
LOCATION: Hong Kong’s Olympics equestrian arena
DATE: 9 August, 2008
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/world/olympic-security-try-to-cover-up-2416.html
KILLED: American Todd Bachman was attacked and killed; his wife Barbara
and their Chinese tour guide critically injured. The Bachmans are the
parents of Olympian Elisabeth "Wiz" Bachman a member of the 2004 U.S.
women's Olympic volleyball team.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Tighten up security (sic).
LOCATION: Drum Tower, Beijing
DATE: 9 August, 2008
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/us-man-murdered-at-olympics-2430.html
PROTEST: Three US citizens unfurled a Tibetan flag an hour before
opening ceremony started. Jonathan Stribling-Uss, Kalaya’an Mendoza, and
Cesar Pablo Maxit, each pulled out T-shirts saying “Team Tibet 08” and
each also displayed the Tibetan flag.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Deported all three.
LOCATION: Beijing Olympic stadium
DATE: 8 August, 2008
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/united-states/team-tibet-deported-display-flag-2437....
OBSTRUCTION: Dutch media reporter Henk van der Sluis was removed from a
district in Beijing where he was going to watch the opening ceremony of
the Olympic Games on television with ordinary Chinese people.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Before he had entered the house a
uniformed man appeared with an employee of the organisation committee
that urged him to leave the district, saying they could not guarantee
his safety.
LOCATION: Beijing area
DATE: 8 August, 2008
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/dutch-prime-minister-urges-china-improve-human...
PROTEST: Reporters Without Borders hacked into Chinese airwaves to
broadcast a 20-minute radio broadcast that called for the end of media
censorship and the release of imprisoned dissidents in China. The
programme was in Chinese, English and French played at 8:08 am (Beijing
local time)―exactly 12 hours before the opening ceremony in Beijing.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Unknown
LOCATION: Chinese airwaves
DATE: 8 August, 2008
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/press-freedom-group-secret-radio-olympics-2443...
PROTEST: More than 40 Olympic athletes competing in Beijing signed a
petition to Chinese President Hu Jintao, urging China to peacefully
settle contention over Tibet and protect freedom of religion and
opinion. The Games participants are among 127 international athletes
reported to be asking Hu to “enable a peaceful solution for the issue of
Tibet and other conflicts in your country with respect to fundamental
principles of human rights."
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Unknown
LOCATION: Beijing
DATE: 7 August, 2008
PROTEST: American swimmer Amanda Beard was the first Olympic athlete to
use the Beijing games to stage a protest, unveiling a nude photo of
herself as part of an anti-fur PETA campaign. The US glamour girl held a
life-size poster of her new advertisement, which shows her kneeling
naked in a pool of water with the slogan 'Be comfortable in your own
skin. Don't wear fur'.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Beard initially wanted to protest outside
the Water Cube, the swimming venue, but was stopped by communist officials.
LOCATION: Outside Olympic Athlete's Village
DATE: 6 August, 2008
PROTEST: Two American and two British citizens scaled power poles near
the heavily guarded Bird's Nest Stadium and displayed Tibetan flags and
banners declaring "One World, One Dream: Free Tibet" and "Tibet will be
free". One of the banners also said "Free Tibet" in Chinese. The two
British protesters were Iain Thom and Lucy Marion and the two Americans
were Phill Bartell and Tirian Mink.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Detained then deported.
LOCATION: Tiananmen Square, Beijing
DATE: 6 August, 2008
PROTEST: Three Christian Americans entered Tiananmen Square near the Mao
Zedong Memorial Hall and shouted: "We have come here today to be a
voice, for those who have no voice of their own. We are a voice for
those of the Falun Gong practitioners.”
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Dragged away, detained, cell phones
disabled, threatened with lengthy jail sentences. No outside
communication for 24 hours. Eventually, Chinese authorities put the
three Americans on an Air China flight back to Los Angeles with only a
plastic bag of personal items. The rest of their luggage remains in China.
LOCATION: Tiananmen Square
DATE: 6 August, 2008
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/three-protesters-dragged-away-from-tiananmen-square...
PROTEST: Eight Dutch Christians attempt to organise a chorus and sing.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Immediately driven away by regime
authorities who arrived at the scene.
LOCATION: Tiananmen Square, Beijing
DATE: 6 August, 2008
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/three-protesters-dragged-away-from-tiananmen-square...
PROTEST: Chinese people, including Liu Xueli, protest for lack of
compensation when their homes were destroyed to make way for development.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Liu Xueli taken away and reports say he
is in a forced labour camp.
LOCATION: south of Tiananmen Square
DATE: 4 August, 2008
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/designated-protest-parks--false-promise-2410.h...
PROTEST: Six Shanghai residents travelled to Hong Kong to expose the
evictions, beatings and persecution they have suffered under the Chinese
regime.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES' REACTION: Unknown
LOCATION: Hong Kong
DATE: 2 August, 2008
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/appellant-daring-action-olympics-2045.html
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