Human rights groups and U.S. officials have warned athletes about speaking out on political issues at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing and to call on the International Olympic Committee to guarantee freedom of speech at the Games.
like Human Rights Watch and U.S. officials to warn athletes about speaking out and to call on the IOC to guarantee freedom of speech at the Games.ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEB. 02: Olympic flags and Flag of China are seen at Medal Plaza on February 02, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China.
In response to the comments during Yang's press conference, a group of representatives from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., released a statement calling on the IOC to"immediately clarify that free speech by athletes is absolutely guaranteed at the Olympics."
"It's hard for me to imagine Beijing doing something really extreme, such as actually detaining or imprisoning a foreign athlete ... Doing so would likely just generate more unwanted attention," Minzner said in an interview with ABC News. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., members of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, released a letter on Jan. 31 asking the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee what their plans were for protecting athletes, highlighting freedom of expression concerns and data privacy worries.
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