Tibet flag tops Chinese Consulate
Posted by Lhasa Rising in Canada, March 10 Demo, March 10 Protest, Ontario, SFT Canada, Tibetan National Uprising Day, Toronto on 03 11th, 2008 | one response
Two young Tibetans scaled the Chinese Consulate in Toronto during the global March 10 protests, and replaced the Chinese flag with the Tibetan flag.
In the words of Bjork: Tibet Tibet, Raise your Flag!
Watch what happened here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mClYTf80No
The Toronto Sun’s front page: “Two students take down the Chinese flag and replace it with the flag of Tibet at the Chinese consulate on St. George St. yesterday. About 1,000 Tibetan demonstrators cried and cheered during the protest, held to spotlight human rights issues in advance of the Beijing Olympics. The students — whose faces have been blurred because of the youth criminal justice act — were charged with mischief and released. (Dave Abel/Sun Media)“
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