Student’s for a Free Tibet’s Deputy Director, Tenzin Dorjee, was arrested by plain clothes Greek security agents. Note how one consistently tries to hide his face from the cameras. Both plain clothes agents peel off as soon as uniformed police can take Tenzin into detention.

Prior to this, Dorjee confronted International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge and asked the IOC to hold China accountable for what they have done to Tibetans.

When Dorjee first arrived in Greece this week, he was detained, questioned, and searched by Greek security at the Athens airport.

Tenzin Dorjee is a great friend of mine (and I know him as better  as Tendor) and he is one of the true leaders of the Tibetan independence movement.  Tendor was the first Tibetan to return to Tibet to protest for Tibetan independence when he unfurled a banner calling for Tibetan independence on Mount Everest last year, while the Chinese were conducting a practice climb of the olympic torch up Mount Everest. Tendor and a team of other activists were detained for a number of days by the Chinese government before being expelled from Tibet. As you can see from the videos above, Tendor exemplifies the effectiveness of a resolute activist committed to achieving freedom through non-violent protest and direct action against the forces when keep him in exile and Tibetans under military rule. He has done many, many things that I deeply respect him for, but watching these videos and reading about his actions in Olympia leave no doubt in my mind: Tendor is a hero in the Tibetan independence movement and a true role model for any freedom-loving person around the world who seeks to achieve justice for all oppressed peoples through non-violent means.

This is original footage of other protests by Tibetans in Olympia, courtesy of Tibet Will Be Free: