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No Freedom, No Olympics: Protest 3/10/08

Protest march against Beijing Olympics: Global Protests Commemorate 1959 National Uprising

from YouTube on Mon, Mar 10 2008

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21 Apr 08 visit Tibetan Protest in Dharamsala, India  »  YouTube videoA protest of tibetans in Dharamsala, India, where the Dalai Lama has his residency. It shall commemorate the deaths of the March 10-17 uprising in Tibet.
13 Mar 08 visit Protest in Lhasa  »  YouTube videoScores of Tibetans led by monks from Drepung and Sera Monastery were known to have been arrested for staging peaceful pro-Tibet protests in the Tibetan Capital, Lhasa, on 10 March 2008, coinciding with the 49th anniversary of the 1959 People's Uprising...
04 Jan 08 visit Chime Yungdrung, National Democratic Party of Tibet.  »  YouTube videoTIBETANS LAUNCH HISTORIC MOVEMENT AHEAD OF BEIJING OLYMPICS Global Uprising to Include Exiles' March to Tibet New Delhi -- Five leading Tibetan organizations announced today the launch of the "Tibetan People's Uprising Movement", a new coordinated...
23 Jul 08 visit Three official protest zones for Olympics  »  Danwei A pleasant place for a protest From Xinhua, via Sina.com, in translation: Special protest zones for Olympics The Beijing Olympics News Center today gacve a press conference titled 'Peaceful Olympics Beijing Security Work'. BOCOG's Security...
13 Aug 08 visit Designated protest areas not in use  »  Shanghaiist You may have heard of the three official protest areas that Beijing set aside for pre-authorized demonstrations during the period of the Olympics. According to The Australian, these "protest pens" have been of little use, since — so far — no protests ...
15 Aug 08 visit (Letter) Are the Protest Parks Being Used?  »  Blogging For China From the BBC, Protests still unwelcome in Beijing: China has set aside three parks during the Olympics, to allow people to demonstrate. But, as the BBC’s Michael Bristow finds out, the parks are empty and those who apply for permission to protest...

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