Olympic Police State

More 2010 Steet Closures Planned

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 21:48

More Olympic road closures planned: civil liberties group

CBC News, August 13, 2009

IOC's Iron Grip on Cities Grows Tighter Every Olympics

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 21:47

IOC grip on cities grows tighter every time

From no-fly zones to free-speech areas, Olympic officials want to
control what the world can see

By Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun, August 15, 2009 a04

Private Security for 2010 Recruiting in Saskatchewan

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 21:46

Vancouver-based security company coming to Saskatchewan to recruit for 2010 Olympics

By Heather Polischuk, Leader-Post, August 14, 2009

Olympic Cops Harass Victoria Activists

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 21:45

Olympic Cops Harass Victoria Activists

No 2010 Victoria: Olympic Police Harass More Victoria Activists
RCMP try to question local residents, get a lecture on rights instead

Olympic Security Harassment of No2010 Victoria

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 21:41

Anti-Olympic activists call police encounters ‘harassment’

http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/victorianews/news/5512...

Vanoc Offers Protest Pens

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 21:31

Vanoc to provide protesting pens during Olympics

B.C. Civil Liberties Association will train legal observers

By Damian Inwood, The Province, September 16, 2009

Vancouver 2010 plans to set up protest pens outside Games venues "in plain sight of the media and public."

Olympic Security Unit Continues Harassment in Mt. Currie

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 21:30

ISU making house calls in Mount Currie

Olympic investigators are identifying potential threats throughout the corridor, says spokesperson

By Claire Piech, Published 2009-09-16, The Pique

Petty Harassment of Olympic Opposition by Police Ongoing

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 21:26

Police Question Friend of Olympics Critic Chris Shaw

Nursing student surprised at school by intelligence officers.
Councillor calls it 'harassment'.

Civil Liberties Law-Suit Against Olympic Gag Order

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 21:21

Civil Liberties Law-Suit Against Olympic Gag Order

October 7, 2009
For immediate release
BCCLA helps activists sue City over Olympic gag law

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