NEWSLETTER 10 AUGUST:
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS SAY CHINA IS NOT READY FOR OLYMPIC PRESS CORPS

1) Foreign correspondents say China is not ready for Olympic press corps

2) Play the Game creates open forum for dialogue

3) Athletes and sports officials in Iraq under constant threat of murder or abduction

4) New Zealand Cricket compensated for government’s human rights action

5) Greek politicians exempted football from new law after pressure from FIFA

6) IOC must soon reach decision on Park Yong-song

7) One Swaziland reporter assaulted by football player, another by fans

8) Conference in Denmark examines social and economic impact of mega events

1) Foreign correspondents say China is not ready for Olympic press corps

Two years before the Olympic Games in Beijing begin, a survey by the Foreign Correspondents Club in China shows that Chinese authorities frequently detain foreign reporters, and occasionally use violence against them and their sources.

2) Play the Game creates open forum for dialogue

Play the Game is launching a weblog in the beginning of September to establish an open forum for debate and dialogue about world sport.

See how you can participate

3) Athletes and sports officials in Iraq under constant threat of murder or abduction

In July 2006 most of Iraq’s Olympic Committee was abducted by men in uniform, the coach of the Iraqi wrestling team was murdered and Iraq’s national football coach resigned following death threats.

4) New Zealand Cricket compensated for government’s human right action

Last year the New Zealand government refused entry visas to a cricket team from Zimbabwe over human rights issues. Now the government compensates the national cricket team for its losses.

5) Greek politicians exempted football from new law after pressure from FIFA

In Greece politicians felt the heat when FIFA excluded Greek football to apply pressure and get the Hellenic Football Federation exempt from a new law.

6) IOC must soon reach decision on Park Yong-song

IOC member Park Yong-song is convicted of fraud in South Korea. Now his case has come to an end in the legal system and the IOC must decide if he should be expelled permanently.

7) One Swaziland reporter assaulted by football player, another by fans

One reporter was assaulted for taking pictures of violent football fans, and another was beaten up by a football player who was unhappy with stories written about him.

8) Conference in Denmark examines social and economic impact of mega events

International academics and experts on the social and economic impact of mega events will convene for a conference in Denmark in September.

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NEWSLETTER 10 AUGUST: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS SAY CHINA IS NOT READY FOR OLYMPIC PRESS CORPS

NEWSLETTER 10 AUGUST:
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS SAY CHINA IS NOT READY FOR OLYMPIC PRESS CORPS