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Pressure China to Stop Censoring the Internet!
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    Joanne Mendez
    Scottsdale, AZ
About this Petition Petition Letter

The pressure is working! After revealing that it would continue to block access to so-called "subversive" websites, China partially backtracked in the face of international condemnation. Sites including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the BBC Chinese language service are now visible throughout much of Beijing.
 
But the censorship continues and there's more work to do! Sites with information on the banned spiritual movement Falun Gong, Chinese dissidents, the Tibetan government in exile and the 1989 military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests are still inaccessible. Even The Huffington Post, a popular news portal, is blocked!
 
Tell the US Olympic Committee that China has still not lived up to its promise. Urge them to pressure the IOC and the Chinese government to end the censorship and embrace the Olympic spirit. Our voices are making a difference. Email the USOC today!

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Tell the IOC to End Internet Censorship at the Games!

Dear USOC,

The pressure is working! After revealing that it would continue to block access to so-called &quot;subversive&quot; websites, China partially backtracked in the face of international condemnation. Sites including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the BBC Chinese language service are now visible throughout much of Beijing.<br />&nbsp;<br />But the censorship continues and there&#39;s more work to do! Sites with information on the banned spiritual movement Falun Gong, Chinese dissidents, the Tibetan government in exile and the 1989 military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests are still inaccessible. Even The Huffington Post, a popular news portal, is blocked!<br />&nbsp;<br />Please remind the IOC that China has still not lived up to its promise. Use your influence to pressure the IOC and the Chinese authorities to end the censorship and embrace the Olympic spirit. With your help, our voices can make a difference.

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