http://beijingwideopen.org A Tibetan Activist Speaks Out About the Olympics Thu, 01 May 2008 18:09:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Hong Kong authorities blocked 3 of my colleagues from entering the territory on the eve of the Olympic torch relay run. They were going to hold a press conference to focus attention on the deteriorating situation inside Tibet, which many are describing as reminiscent of the dark days of ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/05/01/deported-from-hong-kong-blocked-but-not-silenced/ IOC allows China to take the torch through Tibet from Students for a Free Tibet on Vimeo. http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/04/13/ioc-no-torch-in-tibet/ I guess my Chinese friends flagged the "IOC: No Torch in Tibet" video enough times because Youtube took it down after more than 3,000 views saying "content inappropriate." The same thing happened to the very original TV video footage of the Chinese shooting Tibetans at Nangpa Pass near Mt. Everest ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/04/12/youtube-removes-ioc-campaign-video/ WARNING: This video includes graphic content. [youtube DYLC3izkuvU] The photos in this video are hard to look at. They are of Tibetans shot and killed inside Tibet over the past month. This is the reality of Chinese rule in Tibet and what Chinese authorities do to Tibetans who dare to protest. This ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/04/11/ioc-executive-members-blood-on-their-hands/ Thank you Majora. Thank you Andrew. [youtube la43HAPqCNk] http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/04/10/san-francisco-torchbearers-stand-with-tibet/ [youtube x5brqWJ0jdc] http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/04/08/a-message-for-china-from-the-golden-gate-bridge/ This morning, just near the British parliament, 2 climbers unfurled a massive banner on Westminster bridge reading, "One World, One Dream: Free Tibet 2008." They were arrested along with 2 other Tibet independence activists. These young people of conscience, including a man of British and Chinese descent, took this daring ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/04/05/tibet-banner-on-westminster-bridge/ I am in London now and doing continuous interviews about China's controversial Olympic torch relay which arrives here on Sunday. Each time I speak I try to explain why Tibetans will be protesting. I try to clarify why sports and politics cannot be separated, especially when it comes to China. ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/04/04/165/ Please help us send the truth about China's torch far and wide around the world. With your help we can convince the IOC to cancel plans to take the Olympic torch through Tibet while Tibetans are suffering under a violent military crackdown. http://NoTorchInTibet.org/ Pass it on...like a baton! http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/04/01/no-torch-in-tibetpass-it-on/ This Avaaz petition in support of the Tibetan people has reached over 1.3 million signatures from every country in the world. Please sign it and forward it around and help us reach 1.5 million signatures by Monday, March 31st the Global Day of Action for Tibet. At a time like this, ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2008/03/30/13-million-people-and-counting/