China’s Olympic torch faced a new wave of creative and media catching protests upon it’s arrival in Australia. Overnight the words “Don’t Torch Tibet” were beamed onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a national landmark, and this morning two Tibet activists were arrested for attempting to unfurl a banner on the bridge.
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Under obvious pressure from Chinese authorities, the Nepalese government has given the security forces guarding their side of Mount Everest free reign in dealing with any protests. Apparently, they would rather shoot non-violent protesters then let a media coup occur, as happened last April at Everest Base Camp in Tibet.
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This week, a Beijing court sentenced human rights activist Hu Jia to 3.5 years in prison for subversion. He was arrested in part for co-authoring, with Teng Biao, this open letter on human rights.
Amnesty International has created a brutal new poster, that mocks the Beijing Games’ marketing slogan “We are Ready!”.
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