Hold Fast

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This is video of monks in Labrang protesting during a dog and pony show put on for foreign and Chinese journalists by the Chinese government. You can hear them shouting “Bhod Gyalo,” which means victory for Tibet and is a common cry among supporters of Tibet’s independence. You can also see them carrying a large […]

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Kirk James Murphy M.D. has a great post at FireDogLake about the San Francisco torch relay and the protests surrounding it.
As the whole watching world knows, today China’s attempt to torchwash nearly sixty years of brutal imperialism in Tibet, the massacres of Tienanmen Square, and the genocide that is Darfur failed on the streets of […]

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This is a map of the torch route and the sorts of protests, crowds, and events that took place along the way - as well as alterations to the route.

I was getting updates on my cell phone from the SMS feed going out on Twitter; this succeeded in conveying the true chaotic nature of the […]

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Simply hilarious.

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CBC News reports:
The European Union is expected to pass a motion Wednesday urging European countries to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing unless Chinese authorities begin talks with the Dalai Lama.
The motion, which is non-binding, stems from China’s crackdown in Tibet after violent protests against Chinese rule broke out last month.
“There is […]

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Lots of stuff happening both inside and outside Tibet yesterday, including a huge demonstration in San Francsico of today’s Olympic torch relay.
Tibetan monks have again disrupted one of the Chinese government’s dog and pony shows for foreign media. These monks from Labrang are taking tremendous personal and physical risks to speak the truth to reporters. […]

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Yesterday Lhasa Rising reported that the International Olympic Committee and Beijing were in crisis talks about what to do about the massive, global protests that are taking places where ever the Olympic Torch Relay stops. Surely the huge banner hang off of the Golden Gate bridge has contributed to the IOC and Beijing’s fears about […]

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CBS 5 in the Bay Area interviewed Laurel Sutherlin while he was suspended over the Golden Gate bridge attached to banners reading “One World One Dream Free Tibet.” You can watch the interview here, complete with intense helicopter sounds in the background.

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Statement and video from Tibet Will Be Free:
San Francisco – Seven Tibet independence activists were detained this afternoon after three of them scaled the Golden Gate Bridge and unfurled a large protest banner reading “One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 08.” The three climbers remained on the bridge for about 2 hours before coming down […]

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CNN.com is streaming the banner hang live. Truly incredible action - it’s a double banner that reads “One World One Dream Free Tibet 08″, a jam on the Beijing Olympic slogan.
Hopefully San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is watching and heeds calls to cancel the SF stop of the Olympic Torch Relay.

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