China Detains American Pro-Tibet Activists at Beijing Olympics

by Scott Beale on August 20, 2008 · 2 comments

Several American activists have been arrested and detained in China for promoting pro-Tibet messages in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games. The protests were organized by Students for a Free Tibet and among those being held are Graffitti Research Lab founder James Powderly and Alive in Baghdad videoblogger Brian Conley.

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- Associated Press
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1 Nathan Dorjee, SFT August 21, 2008 at 5:41 am

We've posted a small update to the situation here: http://freetibet2008.org/globalactions/citizenj...

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2 arthur August 25, 2008 at 1:00 pm

good for them – should kick those idiots ass hard – well done china

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