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How should athletes protest at the Olympics?

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How should athletes protest at the Olympics?

For Dick Pound, the longest serving member of the International Olympic Committee, protesting at the Games is fine — as long as it doesn't "interfere" with the competition itself or awards ceremonies. The Olympics, in his view, are an oasis of calm in the middle of an increasingly tense world, and "we shouldn't be spoiling that by pointing out the obvious , which is that there are social and political problems." Watch his interview with Ian Bremmer on the latest episode of GZERO World on US public television.

This Belarusian great-grandmother is one of Lukashenko’s fiercest critics

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This Belarusian great-grandmother is one of Lukashenko’s fiercest critics

Nina Baginskaya, 73 years old, is a fearless, political hero in Belarus, but she is not the only woman fighting for freedom in Belarus. Baginskaya, along with many emboldened women (and men) in Belarus, outraged by president Lukashenko's oppressive dictatorship, are leading a powerful movement for human rights.