Five foreigners have been detained by police over a Free Tibet protest in the Chinese capital. ...full story at Sky News
from Sky News on Fri, Aug 15 2008
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150 Tibetans detained »
YouTube video Kathmandu, Apr 28(ANI): Nepalese police has detained 150 Tibetans who held a protest near the Chinese Embassy visa office in the country's capital, Kathmandu on April 27. The protesters, mostly Buddhist monks and nuns, were demanding the end of Chinese... |
| 13 Aug 08 |
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Report: British journalist detained by police in Beijing » Peking Duck As reported by Jon Watts and Tania Branigan in The Guardian: Police in Beijing have detained a British journalist after he covered a Free Tibet protest close to the city’s main Olympic zone. John Ray of ITV News was pushed into a police van by... |
| 20 Aug 08 |
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A Protest Pre-Empted, Artist Detained » China Journal The group Students for a Free Tibet has been among the most active in organizing small, symbolic protest actions across Beijing during the Olympics, from hanging “Free Tibet” banners from lampposts near the Bird’s Nest stadium to staging... |
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Beijing police comfirms detention of five foreigners over illegal residence » People's Daily Beijing police confirmed on Sunday they detained five foreigners more than a week ago who were found to illegally live in the Chinese capital. In a special inspection campaign on the night of Sept. 21, the Chaoyang district branch of t ... |
| 02 Sep 08 |
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They arrest journalists, don’t they? » Black & White Cat On August 13, ITN’s John Ray was arrested while covering a protest in Beijing: Police in Beijing roughed up and detained a British journalist after he covered a Free Tibet protest close to the city’s main Olympic zone earlier today. The... |
| 06 Aug 08 |
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Foreigners taken away by police for displaying 'Free Tibet' banner near Olympic venue » Shanghai Daily FOUR British nationals, three men and one woman, were taken away by Beijing police this morning for displaying "Free Tibet" banners, the police authority said. The four gathered at around 5:47 in the morning at... |