BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | China's Hu speaks out on Olympics

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7537104.stm

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More sites which had been blocked in Olympic media centres - such as that of rights group Amnesty International - were accessible on Friday, journalists said.
Previously unavailable sites were also available in some cities in China, the BBC confirmed.

The move followed talks between Chinese organisers and officials from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday.

In the lead-up to the Games, China has faced mounting criticism over its human rights record on issues such as Tibet, Darfur and free speech.

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Created by damianrafferty on 01 August 2008

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'Don't polticise the Olympics' must be one of the pleas with the least noble history

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