The Torch and the Golden Gate April 7, 2008
Posted by Philip Ryan in News, Tibet.Tags: china, olympic torch, olympics, san francisco, Tibet
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The protests move to San Francisco, the only American city the torch will visit. A least six protesters arrested so far. They were worried about this — the city being a famous hotbed of protest and political activism. Not everyone in the Bay Area is on board with the protests, of course.
London Protest Reports April 7, 2008
Posted by Philip Ryan in News, Peace, Tibet.2 comments
Great reports from the protests in London over the weekend courtesy of Konchog at DODR and Students for a Free Tibet. CNN’s take here.
Flame snuffed out twice in Paris? April 7, 2008
Posted by Philip Ryan in Dalai Lama, News, Tibet.2 comments
The Olympic torch protests continue — the flame was seems to have been snuffed out twice in Paris, and more protests are promised today. The IOC is now calling for a peaceful solution to the unrest, which is literally now all over the globe.
UPDATE: Was the flame merely lowered?
