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.
More from the AP Article,Nepal authorizes […]
Would you expect anything less than perfection from them? The photos below show two torch runners apparently by themselves along the Marina…hmm…when was that? The second photo shows the Chinese Ambassador giving his triumph speech at the closing ceremonies….held at the airport…outside the gate to the airplane they hastily departed on.
From Xinhua
Two torchbearers with the […]
Some amazing front page, above the fold coverage of yesterday’s action in San Francisco
Paris–Two Tibet independence activists were detained this morning along the torch route after Melanie Raoul (25) and Phil Kirk (23) abseiled off of Pont Au Change, unfurling a banner reading “Pas de Flame au Tibet.” More than 60 pro-Tibet marchers spontaneously gathered round the team on surrounding bridges and streets, chanting free Tibet slogans. The […]
Upon his arrival in Olympia, SFT’s deputy director held a press conference, which included his demand that Tibet be dropped from the Beijing Olympic Torch Route.
Transcribed from the video:
I demand, on behalf of the Tibetan people that the IOC drop Tibet from China’s torch relay route, immediately and unconditional. Carrying China’s Olympic torch through […]
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