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China gets gold medal on repress protestors on Olympic

Olympic human rights concern wrongful eviction suppress protesters and no free press

from YouTube on Tue, Aug 05 2008

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05 Aug 08 visit China gets gold medal on pollution for Olympic of history  »  YouTube videoOlympic human rights concern Tibet
20 Aug 08 visit Olympic: China wins gold medal on repress journalist  »  YouTube videoOlympic: China wins gold medal on repress journalist
03 Aug 08 visit Card Sharks: How Much Gold is in a Gold Medal?  »  YouTube videoIf your friend is going to Beijing and trying to win that Olympic Gold and sell it off at $1,000 an ounce, you might want to tell them how much gold is really in a Gold Medal, This is from 1988 in time for those Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.
17 Aug 08 visit Singapore’s Medal-Round Finish Sparks a Party  »  China Journal Singapore has never won an Olympic gold. The last time this nation of four million people won an Olympic medal of any kind was in 1960 — a silver in weightlifting. So win or lose, Singapore’s face-off against China for the gold in...
27 Apr 08 visit Video News: Torch protestors, Olympic merchandising and China's business with Africa  »  Shanghaiist From Associated Press: "A group of protesters planning to protest the Olympic torch relay in Hong Kong have been barred from entering the city, local media and activists say. They were questioned at the airport and put on a flight to London." (April...
29 Aug 08 visit China: The Cost of a Gold Medal  »  Global Voices Zhaomu re-posted a forum article which calculated the cost of a gold medal exemplified by the Olympic shooting team. It is estimated that a gold medal costs between RMB30 - 80 millions (around US4.5 - 10 million).

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