PEN America: IOC Guidelines Infringe on Athletes' Free Expression
January 11, 2020
January 11, 2020
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- PEN America says new clarifications contradict the IOC's own policy on free speech
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The International Olympic Committee's new guidelines narrow the space for political expression by athletes during the Olympic Games and infringe on free expression, PEN America said.
"It is sheer absurdity to suggest, as the IOC does, that 'sport is neutral,'" . . .
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- PEN America says new clarifications contradict the IOC's own policy on free speech
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The International Olympic Committee's new guidelines narrow the space for political expression by athletes during the Olympic Games and infringe on free expression, PEN America said.
"It is sheer absurdity to suggest, as the IOC does, that 'sport is neutral,'" . . .