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On April 8, 2008, Team Tibet organized a mass mobilization of Tibet supporters from all over the US in the San Francisco Bay Area. Thousands gathered at the SF United Nations Plaza to protest the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay through San Francisco, the only stop for the Olympic Torch Relay in North America. The 08 Torch Relay has been met with massive protests in cities and countries all over the world including Greece, London, Paris, Japan, South Korea, and others. China plans to take the Olympic Torch Relay through Lhasa, Tibet, where the Chinese Government continues to torture hundreds of political prisoners, mostly monks and nuns whose only "crime" was to shout "Free Tibet." The recent crackdown in Tibet that began on March 14th has resulted in the deaths of more than 200 Tibetans and the imprisonment or disappearance of over 5000 Tibetans. The Chinese Military's unjust action against peaceful demonstrators was in direct violation of China's promise to improve the human rights situation in Tibet before the start of the Beijing Olympics. Award Winning Tibetan Filmmaker and Co-Director of the film Windhorse spoke at the SF rally and reminded listeners that despite increased media attention in recent weeks, there has been a serious problem in Tibet for over 50 years. In 1996, Thupten and a small film crew smuggled camera equipment into Lhasa, Tibet and secretly filmed the story of a Buddhist nun arrested, imprisoned, and tortured by the Chinese Military after shouting "Free Tibet." Nearly twelve years later, the film remains a powerful testimony to the brutal oppression of the Chinese Government inside Tibet where one of the most feared prisons of the world continues to operate—Drapchi. Countless Tibetan monks and nuns have been tortured and beaten there, sometimes to death, with electric cattle prods and other torture instruments banned by both the Geneva Convention and the UN Convention Against Torture. Help put a stop to these inhumane practices. Take action—tell China no Olympic Torch Relay through Tibet. One world—one dream—free Tibet now. LINKSAmnesty International USA, Spotlight Beijing Olympics: http://www.amnesty.orgStudents... for a Free Tibet http://www.studentsforafreetib... San Francisco Team Tibet http://www.sfteamtibet.org International Tibet Support Network http://www.tibetnetwork.org MUSIC CREDITS: Lobsang La © 2007 Tendor Tenzin Dorjee from the album Logchopa, http://www.youngtibet.com/tend...

Channel: Nonprofits & Activism Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Author: somedayfire

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