08 August 2008
Tibetans and supporters protest against Olympics
(TibetInfoNet) Tibetan exiles and their supporters held demonstrations across the world to mark the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games. Supporters began staging symbolic protests in Beijing itself, and to date have staged them in Tiananmen Square, outside the Olympic Stadium, at the Chinese Ethnic Culture Park and outside the CCTV Building. There were protests in Europe, North America and in a number of towns in India, with 3,000 marching in Dharamsala and up to 150 monks attempting to storm the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi. Demonstrations were also held in Hong Kong and daily demonstrations continue in Kathmandu.