Posts Tagged ‘ olympics ’

ctrp389 The Encroaching Police State in Canada

ctrp389 The Encroaching Police State in Canada

September 6, 2011

When the city of Vancouver made the push to get the Winter Olympics, Joe Bowser and citizens throughout BC were opposed. Through the ballot box and demonstrations they expressed their disapproval. As a result, they were spied on, targeted, and to this day followed by a Canadian government that...

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bm277 Law & Order, China Style

bm277 Law & Order, China Style

September 4, 2008

Fresh from China and out of jail, BaghdadBrian tells of his adventure having been detained by the Chinese Police and held for a week in jail.  He explains how he handled interrogation, and what he describes as very strange and ineffective tactics to intimidate him into confessing something.  Listen...

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Update – BaghdadBrian Released!

Update – BaghdadBrian Released!

August 25, 2008

I received news from Eowyn earlier today that BaghdadBrian has been freed and is en route to Los Angeles.  7 other US citizens were also released.  Unfortunately 2 other international detainees who I believe were being held with Brian are still being held and their fate is unknown. Apparently the...

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bm275 Baghdad Brian Arrested in China

August 23, 2008

Fellow independent video blogger and friend Baghdad Brian, along with 5 other individuals, was arrested Thursday in Beijing. They are accused of being part of an overseas pro-tibet activist group. Brian was there to report about the demonstrations during the olympics as an independent journalist. Chinese authorities say...

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Perspectives on China

Perspectives on China

April 24, 2008

During my time in Portugal I was of course constantly accompanied by my podcasts. Among the programs that I found fairly interesting, On Point Radio was doing their program from Shanghai for a week. At a time where I'm fairly disgusted and often confused about what China is...

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