China cracked down six protesters who were showing a banner reading “One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 2008.” on the Great Wall. From AP via IHT:
China has deported a group of activists who hung a banner on the Great Wall calling for Tibetan independence ahead of celebrations marking one year until the Beijing Olympics, an activist group said Thursday.
The six members of Students for a Free Tibet arrived in Hong Kong on Wednesday following their two-day detention by Chinese authorities, said Kate Woznow, the group’s campaign director. They were not physically mistreated during that time but were exhausted from repeated questioning, she said….[Full Text]
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