More Tibet Activists Said Detained
by Josh Gerstein
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 at 10:04 AM
Three Americans protesting Chinese repression in Tibet were arrested about an hour before the opening ceremony for staging an exceedingly brief demonstration near the entrance to the stadium, a Tibet activist group, Students for a Free Tibet, is reporting.
The three displayed Tibetan national flags and were tackled by Chinese security forces within 40 seconds, the group said.
A few days ago two Britons and two Americans from the same group were arrested for dropping free-Tibet banners from light poles near the stadium. They were immediately deported.
As best I can tell from the inside, there's been no protest in the stadium, which is pretty impressive given the roughly 60,000 spectators. The athletes' procession is still under way, though, and it's possible someone might make some symbolic protest.
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