Olympic Protests Continue in Beijing

by Criticom | August 15, 2008 at 04:39 am
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Olympic Protests Continue in Beijing

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Pro-Tibetan activists unfurled a banner proclaiming "Free Tibet" over an Olympics poster at the headquarters of China's nationwide TV broadcaster. This is the latest in a string of unsanctioned protests during the first full week of the Olympics.

 

Chinese police Friday detained five foreign protesters from the group, Students for a Free Tibet.

The group says two of the demonstrators had climbed up on the still under-construction headquarters of state-owned
China Central Television to hang the banner. The other three watched from below.

"While China has its coming out party to the world, people forget that in Tibet right now, there's a vicious military crackdown that's been in place since March," said a protester.

There is no immediate word as to what happened to Friday's protesters. But other foreign demonstrators detained recently have been quickly deported.

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Milieunet
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at 04:56 on August 15th, 2008

Criticom, I like this story. It's good stuff.

See also: http://www.nowpublic.com/world/no-protests-official-protest-zones-beijing

Amy Judd
Amy Judd
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at 10:05 on August 15th, 2008

Criticom, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Good for them that they're persisting.

René
René
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at 10:09 on August 15th, 2008

Any word on the protestors nationality?

Jeremiah Vandermeer
Jeremiah Vandermeer
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at 10:14 on August 15th, 2008

These activists are true heroes.

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