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UK: Statewatch Analysis: A “clean city”: the Olympic Games and civil liberties by Chris Jones

02 August 2012

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"Sponsors of the Games – including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Cadbury’s, BP and, perhaps most controversially, Dow Chemical - were promised “what is chillingly called a "clean city", handing them ownership of everything within camera distance of the games.” In combination with measures put in place to deal with what have been described as the “four key risks” of terrorism, protest, organised crime and natural disasters, these measures have led to a number of detrimental impacts upon civil liberties, dealt with here under the headings of freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of assembly; and the right to protest"

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