IOC denies deal on internet curbs

Olympic officials have denied agreeing to curbs on internet access for foreign journalists covering the Beijing Games.Reporters found a number of politically sensitive websites blocked earlier this week, and some senior Olympic officials said they had been aware of it.But International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said that there had been “no deal to accept restrictions” on access.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7538434.stmChina lifts ban on Tiananmen sites
Websites on sensitive subjects such as the bloody crackdown on democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 were accessible in the Chinese capital yesterday as the authorities lifted more internet restrictions in order to meet their Olympic Games commitments.However, reporters questioned the International Olympic Committee’s claim that the issue had been ‘resolved’, pointing out that many sites – such as those sympathising with Tibetan groups – could still not be accessed.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/03/china.humanrightsIOC convinces China to unblock net
The International Olympic Committee bowed to world media outrage yesterday and forced China to begin unblocking the internet for the Olympic Games.The backdown followed meetings between IOC president Jacques Rogge and press commission chairman Kevan Gosper, who was deeply embarrassed when the sporting body failed to force China to honour an agreement to provide unfettered internet access during the Olympics.
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