OLYMPIA, October 18—Tibetan rights activists protesting against the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics disrupted the official torch lighting ceremony at the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, Greece. The activists, Tibetan-Canadian Chemi Lhamo, Jason Leith of London-based Free Tibet, and Fern MacDougal gained access to...
Read moreANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — Three activists protesting human rights abuses in China sneaked into the archaeological site where the flame-lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was being held Monday and ran toward the newly lighted torch holding a Tibetan flag and a...
Read moreATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two women attempted to hang a banner from the Acropolis in Athens Sunday morning in protest at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, and were detained by Greek police. The activists, 18-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang and 22-year-old exiled...
Read moreStudents for a Free Tibet condemns the International Olympic Committee’s hypocrisy as Beijing 2022 set to officially receive the Olympic Torch. ***High Res photos available at http://bit.ly/SFTMedia123; interviews with action participants and movement leaders on request HAPPENING NOW: ATHENS - Tibetan and...
Read moreDear Tom Buhrow, Chairman; Tim Davie, Director General; Mirko Bibic, President and Chief Executive Officer; Hubert T. Lacroix, President and Chief Executive Officer; David M. Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer; JB Perrette, President & Chief Executive Officer; Merete Eldrup, Chief Executive...
Read moreStudents for a Free Tibet calls on the media giant to end their collaboration with the Olympics and refuse to air the “Genocide Games.” ***Photos and videos available at http://bit.ly/SFTMedia123New York - At around 1:00pm EST dozens of Tibetan, Uyghur, and Hongkonger...
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