China Detains American Pro-Tibet Activists at Beijing Olympics

Scott Beale
August 20, 2008

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.

Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. He can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.