Beijing: Bird’s Nest Banner Action - Aug. 6, 2008

Four Students for a Free Tibet activists were detained and deported from China after a dramatic Free Tibet banner protest outside Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium.

Click here to download hi-res still photos of the action or you can view our online photo gallery.

Read SFT’s press release about the action and the follow-up press release about the activists’ deportation and arrival home.
The activists’ bios:

Iain Thom, 24, lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is an environmental campaigner and the former National Coordinator for SFT UK. Iain was arrested early morning on August 6, 2008 after scaling a 120-foot light pole outside the National Stadium in Beijing and hanging a 140 square-foot banner proclaiming, ‘One World, One Dream, Free Tibet.’

Phill Bartell, 34, was born and raised in Bridgewater, NJ, USA. He lives in Boulder, Colorado and owns and operates Rising Tide Tattoo shop. Phill was arrested early morning on August 6, 2008 after scaling a 120-foot light pole outside the National Stadium in Beijing and hanging a 140 square-foot banner proclaiming, ‘Tibet Will Be Free’ in English and ‘Free Tibet’ in Chinese.

Lucy Marion, 23, grew up in Cambridge, UK. Lucy is a member of Students for a Free Tibet. She recently graduated from Bristol University and lives in London.

Tirian Mink, 32, was born in Portland, OR, USA where he still lives. He currently works as a project manager for construction firms.