http://www.getup.org.au/files/campaigns/channel7letter.pdf

in part….

“We do not believe that Seven adheres to such a low standard of integrity, and so request that you reverse the decision to refuse our request to purchase airtime around the Closing Ceremony of the Olympics on Sunday night for our Tibet advertisement.

We have advertising space booked on every other network, and would welcome the opportunity to communicate to our 280,000 members (many of whom have expressed their outrage over the apparent censorship of this TVC) that the Seven
Network has agreed to broadcast it this time, and therefore does indeed uphold the values that Australians would expect and demand of their broadcasters.”

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Brett Solomon
Executive Director

CC: Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister

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Note according to Channel 7 commentators there were no human rights issues raised during the whole period of the Olympic Games.

( now for some independent observations )

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/62451/these-games-were-unprecedented-but-what-was-real-and-what-was-illusion/

by Joe Posnanski
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) 23 August 2008

“Friendliness reigned. Then again, friendliness was law. Spitting was outlawed. Dissenters were silenced. There were flashing signs at Tiananmen Square that read: “The Police Reminds You To Smile.”

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In a police state everyone has to smile !