Read more Olympic protests stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27986/olympic-protests.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35659/us-urges-china-to-free-8-yanks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWashington is seeking the release of eight US protesters held by China during the Olympics, Reuters reports. Two were collared Thursday for posting a "Free Tibet" banner near an Olympic event; six others were members of Free Tibet Reporters detained the day before. Beijing vows to release all eight next...http://www.newser.com/story/35659/us-urges-china-to-free-8-yanks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 Aug 2008 14:33:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35549/china-detains-americans-protesting-over-tibet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix Americans protesting China's rule over Tibet have been given 10-day detentions, in a rare instance of such punishments being meted out to visitors, the New York Times reports. Such extrajudicial detentions are common for Chinese dissidents, but foreigners at the Olympics have until now been quietly and instantly deported....http://www.newser.com/story/35549/china-detains-americans-protesting-over-tibet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 8:35:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34799/china-arrests-free-tibet-demonstrators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese police arrested five American protesters who blocked the entrance to a park in Beijing while shouting "Free Tibet!", Reuters reports. The demonstrators were associated with Students for a Free Tibet, who said there were eight in total. It remains unknown where the protesters have been taken.http://www.newser.com/story/34799/china-arrests-free-tibet-demonstrators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 8:32:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34302/swimmer-takes-fur-protest-to-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmanda Beard became the first athlete to protest at the Olympic Games today, revealing a huge nude photo of herself outside the athlete’s village in Beijing. Eschewing Darfur or Tibet, the US swimmer blasted fur clothing in the ad for PETA. “The Olympics are a great forum for me to...http://www.newser.com/story/34302/swimmer-takes-fur-protest-to-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 13:13:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33618/crouching-tiger-star-stumped-by-china-protests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon actress Zhang Ziyi is perplexed by the pre-Olympic protests over China's human rights record, the AP reports. She told a Vogue interviewer she doesn't understand why people were being "so negative" ahead of the Beijing Games. "The Games are about friendship," Zhang said. "I'm Chinese and...http://www.newser.com/story/33618/crouching-tiger-star-stumped-by-china-protests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Jul 2008 15:08:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33188/beijing-to-set-up-olympic-protest-zones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said today, in a sign that China's authoritarian government may allow some demonstrations during the games. "This will allow people to protest without disrupting the Olympics," said the director of the Shanghai Institute of...http://www.newser.com/story/33188/beijing-to-set-up-olympic-protest-zones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Jul 2008 13:08:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32921/nbc-chafes-under-olympic-restrictions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNBC paid a record $900 million to cover the Beijing Olympics, but it and other networks are already nervous about how much Chinese officials will actually allow them to cover, reports the New York Times . If political protests erupt, networks will also face the dilemma of covering them and angering...http://www.newser.com/story/32921/nbc-chafes-under-olympic-restrictions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Jul 2008 3:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31773/1000-tibetan-monks-jailed-to-prevent-protests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Chinese government has jailed more than 1,000 monks in an effort to prevent protests during the Olympic Games, reports the Times of London. Three large monasteries are empty near Lhasa, where hundreds of monks and supporters held protests amid gunfire in March. The government is holding the monks—...http://www.newser.com/story/31773/1000-tibetan-monks-jailed-to-prevent-protests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Jul 2008 2:35:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28345/quake-may-have-saved-beijing-games.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBy pushing human rights and torch relay news off the front pages, China's massive earthquake may have revived an Olympics deemed "in crisis" only 2 weeks ago by the IOC chief, the AP reports. "I'm sorry to say it, but this has turned things around," said another IOC official.http://www.newser.com/story/28345/quake-may-have-saved-beijing-games.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 May 2008 18:10:40 CDT