CHINA DEPORTS TEN TIBET SUPPORTERS DURING OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY
August 25, 2008
Students for a Free Tibet activists worldwide welcome the news of the release of the ten Tibet supporters, jailed by Chinese authorities in Beijing during the Olympics. Chinese authorities deported eight American Tibet supporters as the Olympics closing ceremonies were concluding on Sunday night in Beijing. Hours later, the remaining two Tibet supporters in detention – a Briton and a German National of Tibetan descent – were also deported.
“After two days of negative publicity over its extrajudicial detention of ten Tibet supporters, the Chinese government is seeking to suppress a story that would have cast a shadow over the closing ceremony of these Olympic Games, which includes a final propaganda push to legitimize China’s rule in Tibet, with Tibetans singing and dancing along with other so-called “ethnic minorities,” said Lhadon Tethong, Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet.
For Immediate Release: Eight Tibet Supporters Arrive Home to New York from Beijing After Being Jailed by Chinese Authorities During Olympic Games
August 25, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Monday, August 25, 2008
Contacts: In New York-Celia Alario, +1917 289 0219; Amy Lisbeth +1 917 860 6470; In UK-Han Shan and Tenzin Dorjee +44 7767 083768 or +44 7876 327143
JOURNALISTS, ARTIST AND ACTIVISTS WILL HOLD PRESS AVAILABILITY MONDAY 1PM ON FRONT STEPS OF NY CITY HALL
(Immediately Following Press Conference by Reporters [...]
US raps China for deportations
August 25, 2008
Al Jazeera
Monday, August 25, 2008
08:38 Mecca time, 05:38 GMT
The eight were expelled while the closing ceremony was going on [GALLO/GETTY]
A day after a spectacular fireworks display brought down the curtain on the Beijing Olympics, politics is once again at the forefront, with the US strongly criticising Chinese authorities after eight [...]
Human Rights Activist Returns from Beijing After Being Jailed
August 24, 2008
KTLA TV
August 24, 2008
Marco Gonzalez reports…
For Immediate Release: China Deports Eight Americans
August 24, 2008
Students for a Free Tibet activists worldwide welcome the news of the release of eight American Tibet supporters jailed by Chinese authorities in Beijing during the Olympics. Students for a Free Tibet calls for the immediate release of Briton Mandie Mckeown and Tibetan-German Florian Norbu Gyanatshang, who have been held since early morning on August 21st.
“After two days of negative publicity over its extrajudicial detention of ten Tibet supporters, the Chinese government is seeking to suppress a story that would have cast a shadow over the closing ceremony of these Olympic Games, which includes a final propaganda push to legitimize China’s rule in Tibet, with Tibetans singing and dancing along with other so-called “ethnic minorities,” said Lhadon Tethong, Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet.
US Ambassador to China: Release US protesters
August 24, 2008
Associated Press
August 24, 2008
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. Ambassador to China is pressing Chinese officials to immediately release eight Americans who were detained for holding pro-Tibet protests during the Olympics.
Ambassador Clark T. Randt Jr. says in a statement Sunday that Beijing should demonstrate respect for human rights and free speech
He says U.S. officials are “disappointed [...]
Ten Foreign Tibet Supporters Remain Jailed in China on Eve of Olympics Closing - SFT Calls for Immediate Release of all Peaceful Dissenters
August 23, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2008
Contacts:
In Asia: Lhadon Tethong, Executive Director, and Kate Woznow, Campaigns Director,
+66 846 517 681 or +1 917 289 0219
Ten Foreign Tibet Supporters Remain Jailed in China on Eve of Olympics Closing
SFT Calls for Immediate Release of all Peaceful Dissenters
***Photos and bios available at http://freetibet2008.org/globalactions/beijing10
STATEMENT
As the 2008 Olympics come to a [...]
U.S. Calls for Release of Protesters Held in China
August 23, 2008
Wall Street Journal
By SHAI OSTER
August 23, 2008 2:11 p.m.
BEIJING — The U.S. is urging China to release eight Americans who were detained after pro-Tibet independence protests during the Olympics.
“We are continuing to raise our concerns at senior levels of the Chinese government about eight Americans currently being detained in Beijing. We have asked for [...]
EDITORIAL: History is the final judge
August 23, 2008
Washington Times
Ak’Bar A. Shabazz
Saturday, August 23, 2008
“A wolf wrapped in monk’s robes. A devil with a human face and a beast’s heart.”
That’s how Tibetan Communist Party Secretary General Zhang Qingli recently described the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s traditional political and spiritual leader.
It almost makes me laugh. How can someone really believe this? As I am very [...]
A Mission of Dissent In the Heart of Beijing - Caution, Resilience Aided Pro-Tibet Team
August 23, 2008
Washington Post
By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, August 23, 2008; Page A01
BEIJING — Sam Maron came to China posing as a tourist excited about his first trip to the country. With his point-and-shoot camera and monotone T-shirts, he blended into the crowds of other foreigners in town for the Olympic Games.
Had Chinese authorities [...]
