TIBETAN MAN AND THREE SUPPORTERS DETAINED AFTER BEIJING PROTEST - AUGUST 21, 2008
August 20, 2008
INTENSIVE SURVEILLANCE FAILS TO PREVENT ACTION FOR TIBET
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 21, 2008
Contacts: In Asia, Lhadon Tethong, Executive Director, and Kate Woznow, Campaigns Director, +1 917 289 0219 or +44 20 7084 6245
**Bios and photos of the activists available at http://freetibet2008.org/globalactions/tibetanflag
Beijing – After intense surveillance by up to 50 plainclothes police, a Tibetan-German man and [...]
BRIGHT LIGHTS SPELL OUT “FREE TIBET” ON BANNER IN BEIJING
August 19, 2008
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.
International Artist Detained in Beijing for Planning Pro-Tibet Free Speech Exhibit Students for a Free Tibet Notified of Detention by Twitter Message
August 19, 2008
Beijing – 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.
The work, “The Green Chinese Lantern,” uses a 400 milliwatt handheld green laser with micro-stencils to beam simple messages and images up to three stories high on surfaces such as billboards, buildings, and bridges. The Laser Stencil technology was developed in conjunction with Students for a Free Tibet.
View all photos and updates at http://freetibet2008.org/globalactions/jamespowderly/
China to deport five activists
August 14, 2008
CNN
August 14, 2008 — Updated 0324 GMT (1124 HKT)
BEIJING, China (CNN) — Five activists protesting on behalf of Tibet, including three Americans, were arrested Thursday for what Chinese police called “activities against Chinese law” and will be deported, Beijing police said.
The incident occurred at about 5:45 a.m. in the Chaoyang [...]
Paris: Free Tibet Banner Unfurled Near Eiffel Tower
August 10, 2008
Two members of SFT-France, Guillaume and Antoine, rappelled off of the Debilly footbridge near the Eiffel Tower and the Chinese Embassy, and hung a banner reading “Tibet Libre, Free Tibet.” The climbers stayed suspended with the banner for nearly 45 minutes, while fellow activists up on the footbridge held Tibetan national flags and banners reading [...]
TIBET PROTESTORS UNFURL TIBET FLAG AT HONG KONG OLYMPIC EVENT
August 9, 2008
Students for a Free Tibet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
In Hong Kong: Brianna Cotter, +852-6405-0446 and Matt Browner-Hamlin, +852-9284-2864
In Asia: Lhadon Tethong, Executive Director and Kate Woznow, Campaigns Director, +1 917-289-0228 or +44 2070-846-359
* The activists’ bios will be available shortly at: http://freetibet2008.org/mediacenter/updates/
Hong Kong – Two Tibet protestors unveiled a Tibetan national flag during an Olympic equestrian competition [...]
Vancouver: Coalition Demonstration and Banner Hang
August 9, 2008
Dylan Sparks of Vancouver SFT climbed a lamppost across the street from the Chinese consulate during a major protest that included Chinese dissidents, Uighurs, and Tibetans. He unfurled a banner which read “One World One Dream Free Tibet” and a Tibetan flag as the crowd cheered him on. Dylan eventually came down on his own [...]
New York: Tibetans Arrested for Civil Disobedience at Chinese Consulate
August 9, 2008
New York- On the day of the 2008 Beijing Olympic opening ceremonies 10 local Tibetans chained themselves to each other and to police barricades outside of the Chinese Consulate. Others sat down on the West Side Highway across the street from the building. The activists were arrested and are now in police custody.
At about [...]
Tibet Protest in Tiananmen Square 08.09.08
August 9, 2008
Beijing – Five Tibet supporters held a dramatic protest in Tiananmen Square early this afternoon, calling for an end to the Chinese government’s occupation of Tibet. Four of the activists, lying down and draped in Tibetan national flags, staged a mock die-in with the famous portrait of Mao in the background. A fifth activist spoke about their reason for protesting there today.
View the press release, high-resolution photos, participant bios, and video at http://freetibet2008.org/mediacenter/updates/tsquare/
Free Tibet Activists Raise the Tibetan Flag Prior to Olympic Opening Ceremony; Tackled by Chinese Police
August 8, 2008
At just past 7pm, approximately one hour before the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, two Americans, Jonathan Stribling-Uss, 27, and Kalaya’an Mendoza, 29, and an Argentine-American, Cesar Maxit, 32, staged a symbolic protest near the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing. At the last major intersection on Beichen Road leading to the Olympic Park, the three men opened Tibetan national flags. The three men, wearing shirts that read “Team Tibet 08″ were tackled by Chinese security forces within seconds and immediately and forcibly detained; their whereabouts are currently unknown.
CLICK HERE for more information, including a press release, photos and video of the protest, photos and bios of the activists who undertook the protest, and a guide to pronouncing their names.
