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Source: AFP |
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Thursday, Aug 21 2008 |
The United States called on China Thursday to allow peaceful protests, after Beijing police detained six foreigners amid a wave of demonstrations by pro-Tibet activists during the Olympics.
"We are concerned by recent reports that the Chinese have detained protesters," the embassy said in a statement.
"We call on China to respect the fundamental and universally recognised right of all persons to peacefully express their views, including Chinese citizens, and we urge the Chinese to put their best face forward during these Olympic Games." |
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Source: International Herald Tribune |
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Thursday, Aug 21 2008 |
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The Associated Press Swarms of plainclothes police set upon four foreign activists early Thursday as they tried to stage a protest against Chinese rule over Tibet — the latest in a series of unsanctioned demonstrations to occur during the Olympics. |
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Source: Guardian UK |
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Thursday, Aug 21 2008 |
By AUDRA ANG
Associated Press Writer
Chinese authorities have ordered two elderly women to spend one year in a labor camp after they applied to hold a protest during the Beijing Olympics against being forced from their homes, a relative said Wednesday.
The women were still at home three days after being officially notified but were under the observation of neighborhood watch group, said Li Xuehui, the son of one of the women. |
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Source: Indymedia NL |
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Tuesday, Aug 19 2008 |
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Five pro-Tibet activists unfurled a banner spelling out "Free Tibet" in English and Chinese in bright blue LED "throwie" lights in Beijing's Olympic Park tonight. The five were detained by security personnel after displaying the banner for about 20 seconds at 11:48 pm August 19th. Their whereabouts are unknown. |
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Source: Free Tibet 2008 |
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Tuesday, Aug 19 2008 |
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Internationally known artist, technologist and co-founder of the Graffiti Research Lab, James Powderly, was detained in Beijing early this morning while preparing to debut a new work and technology of protest, the L.A.S.E.R. Stencil. According to a “twitter” message received today by Students for a Free Tibet at approximately 5 pm Beijing Standard Time, Powderly had been detained by Chinese authorities at 3 am. His current whereabouts remain unknown. |
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Source: BBC |
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Friday, Aug 15 2008 |
A British man has been held by police in China after unfurling a pro-Tibet banner on a building in Beijing.
Philip Kirk, 24, of St Albans, Herts, and Australian-Canadian Nicole Rycroft, 41, scaled a hoarding outside the China Central Television building. |
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Source: Free Tibet 2008 |
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Thursday, Aug 14 2008 |
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Two pro-Tibet activists hung a banner in front of Chinese state television’s new headquarters early this morning. The activists dropped the banner, which read “Free Tibet” in English and Chinese, over an Olympics billboard reading “Beijing 2008” at 5:45 am Beijing time. Chinese security officials gathered quickly outside the China Central Television (CCTV) building, and after approximately 30 minutes, detained the five protestors. The activists’ whereabouts are currently unknown. |
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Source: BBC |
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Tuesday, Aug 12 2008 |
A group of protesters who tried to unfurl a pro-Tibet banner near an Olympics venue in the Chinese capital Beijing have been held by police.
A British journalist who was in the area covering the protest is also reported to have been arrested. |
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