China throws Everest torch coverage into doubt
AFP, April, 2008
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BEIJING, April 24, 2008 (AFP) — Beijing abruptly closed the door Thursday on most foreign media coverage of the Olympic torch's Mount Everest ascent after journalists raised concerns over safety and reporting curbs in restive Tibet.
The move marks the latest controversy to hit Beijing's grand plans for the Olympic torch, which has become a target for protesters critical of China's crackdown on Tibetan unrest and its human rights record.
China plans to take a special high-altitude Olympic torch to the summit of the world's tallest peak in May, and had invited world media including AFP to cover the event as a triumphal symbol of Beijing's hosting of the Olympics.
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But last-minute changes this week by Beijing Olympic officials called for a rapid and tightly controlled two-to-three day trip through riot-hit Tibet to Mount Everest base camp.
The changes raised ...
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