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Activists with Tibetan flags draped around them lay down in Tiananmen Square, China, 09 Aug 2008 (photo provided by Students for a Free Tibet) A Tibetan rights group says five of its members protested in Beijing's Tiananmen Square Saturday and were detained by authorities. The group Free Tibet says three Americans and one German laid down and covered themselves with Tibetan flags while a Canadian told the story of China's invasion and occupation of Tibet. The group says the protest lasted ten minutes before police led away the three men and two women. In Hong Kong, security personnel removed at least one protester from an Olympic equestrian event Saturday, after an attempt to display a Tibetan flag. Christina Chan, who became well-known for her protests during the Hong Kong leg of the Olympic torch relay in May, was ejected... [read full story]
