Archive for June, 2008
Thoughts on the eve of the torch relay in Tibet
I tried to post this last Friday but had some trouble with my computer.
The torch relay in Tibet was not just a farce but a complete shame on the Chinese leadership, the IOC and everyone in the Olympic movement who allowed it to happen. During the official ceremony outside of the Potala palace the head […]
Posted: June 24th, 2008 under News.
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Lhasa on Lockdown
Here are a few reports from journalists who have been allowed into Lhasa on a closely-monitored official Chinese government tour:
Tibetan capital under lockdown for Olympic torch, Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail, June 20, 2008
Tibetan capital under tight guard for Olympic torch, Chris Buckley, Reuters, June 20, 2008
Inside Tibet’s capital, James Reynolds, BBC, June 20, 2008
Uneasy […]
Posted: June 20th, 2008 under News, Propaganda.
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Torch relay in Lhasa postponed again
The Chinese authorities postponed the torch relay in Tibet again. It’s been hard to figure out exactly what the plan is now but it looks like the torch won’t go to Lhasa until this Saturday at the earliest.
Human Rights Watch slammed the IOC and China for the plan to take the Olympic torch to […]
Posted: June 16th, 2008 under News.
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China’s Olympic torch arrives in Tibet
***To understand why this nun’s photo is here please read to the end of this post.
The Chinese authorities took the Olympic torch into Tibet today. It was paraded through a town in Gyalthang, an Eastern Tibetan area of Kham now administered under China’s Yunnan province. According to a Reuters article, “Olympic torch arrives in Tibetan […]
Posted: June 11th, 2008 under News.
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