BBC: "Protests in the Nepalese capital Kathamndu turned violent as police made arrests outside the Chinese embassy." AP: "Greek officials handed over the Olympic flame to organizers of the Beijing Games on Sunday amid small protests by a pro-Tibetan... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Mon, Mar 31 2008
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Olympic torch still going to Tibet »
YouTube video Adapted from The Straits Times Interactive
20 March 2008
The Tibetan leg of the Olympic torch relay will go ahead as planned despite the recent violent protests in Lhasa.
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Protests continue; restraint urged » People's Daily Demonstrations against Tibet separatist activities continued yesterday in several Chinese cities amid calls for people to be rational in their protests. Xi'an, Jinan, Harbin and Dalian witnessed protests following Saturday's demonstratio ... |
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| 20 Apr 08 |
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| 02 Jul 08 |
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FAQ#4: How Is Beijing Planning to Handle Political Protests during the Olympic Games? » China Beat One of the most important issues for the upcoming Beijing Olympics is whether activists will attempt to carry out public protests and demonstrations, and how the Chinese authorities will react if they do. Some Western journalists believe that there will... |