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Athlete Tommie Smith talks to reporter Martin Croucher about the motivation behind the famous 1968 ‘black power’ protest and how the Games remain inseparable from politics.
By Martin Croucher Epoch Times UK Staff
Photo: Posters, like the one above, capture the iconic moment when Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the black power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 Olympics.
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May 15, 2008 (Florida Baptist Witness)
WASHINGTON (BP)—Congressional members of President Bush’s own party urged him not to attend the opening ceremony of this year’s Olympic games in Beijing during a Capitol Hill news conference.
Photo: Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, speaks about China on behalf of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as Sen. Sam Brownback (right) listens.
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Tuesday May 13, 2008 (www.MeYuL.com)
Kathmandu, May 13: Nepal police on Tuesday arrested at least 250 Tibetan exiles including a woman while they were protesting in front of the Chinese embassy according to PTI reports.
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Tuesday May 13, 2008 (www.MeYuL.com)
Jampa Tsering (by Email)
THE CHINESE COMMUNIST AUTHORITIES’ INFECTIOUS ILLNESS OF LIEING TO THE WORLD HAS INFECTED CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO NEPAL ZHENG XIANGLIN.
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Monday, May 12, 2008 (Spiegel.de)
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, leader of the Tibetan people, discusses the uprising in his native Tibet, why he doesn’t support protests against the Olympic torch relay and his proposals for a compromise with Beijing. Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama: “The cultural rights and freedoms must apply to all Tibetans — as it is stated in the constitution.” (AFP) .
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Monday May 12, 2008 KATHMANDU (AFP) — Tibetan exiles in Nepal who protest daily at the Chinese embassy said Monday their demonstrations will continue, despite the government signalling it is fast running out of patience.
Photo: Tibetan nuns during a candlelight vigil in Nepal
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Monday, 12 May 2008, 5:32 p.m. (Tibet.net)
7 May 2008: Ngapa (Ch: Aba) County, Ngapa “TAP”, Amdo (incorporated into Chinese province of Sichuan) - Thousands of PAP raided Labrang monastery and arrested 149 monks
Few thousands of People’s Armed Police (PAP) arrived, without any notice, at the Labrang monastery, Ngapa County, and conducted raid on 7 May. 149 monks were also arrested after the raid.
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Monday, 12 May 2008 (Tibet.net)
Dharamshala: Dr Franz Pahl, president of Italy’s Regional Parliament of Trentino and South Tyrol, has expressed his support for autonomy for Tibet, and a future of peace, respect for its culture and freedom of religion.
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Monday, 12 May 2008, 10:25 a.m. (Tibet.net)
Dharamshala: The 21 Chinese lawyers who signed their signature and openly announced that they would provide to Tibetans arrested such legal services as legal representatives and defense lawyers were severely suppressed by the authorities.
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From The Times May 12, 2008 BySam Coates
Gordon Brown will not receive the Dalai Lama in Downing Street in an effort to avoid confrontation with China over Tibet, The Times has learnt.
Photo: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) visits the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing Jan. 19, 2008. Brown was in Beijing for a three-day visit.
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