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Tibet: "Beijing 10" return to USA; new Tibet docu "Leaving Fear Behind."

Image above: bloggers, artists, and pro-Tibet activists James Powderly, Tom Grant, Mike Liss, Jeremy Wells and John Watterberg arriving at LAX airport. They and others were held in jail in China for having participated in pro-Tibetan sovereignty demonstrations during the Olympics. More here. (via natdefreitas) Below, Leaving Fear Behind (in Tibetan: ?Jigdrel?), a truly incredible documentary film shot by Dhondup Wangchen and other ethnic Tibetans from inside Tibet, about bringing Tibetan voices to the Beijing Olympic Games. This really is an amazing piece of filmmaking. Wangchen was jailed by authorities in China for making this film. Snip: With the global spotlight on China as it rises to host the XXIX Olympics, Tibetans wish to tell the world of their plight and their heartfelt grievances against Chinese rule. The footage was smuggled out of Tibet under extraordinary circumstances. The filmmakers were detained soon after sending their tapes out, and remain in detention today. Previously on Boing Boing blog: * UPDATE: US citizens detained in Beijing over Tibet protests are released, returning home. * Beijing and Tibet: GRL's James Powderly, Brian of "Alive in Baghdad, 4 other US citizens receive 10-day jail sentence * Beijing update: New detentions, 6 US protesters missing, Tibetan protesters in Tibet reportedly shot dead. * Beijing: "Alive in Baghdad" videoblogger among US citizens detained in pro-Tibet protests * Beijing: Five US activists detained after lighting up "Free Tibet" LED Throwies banner near Olympics site* GRL's James Powderly detained in Beijing for planning pro-Tibet "L.A.S.E.R. Stencil" art protest Related episodes of Boing Boing tv: * BBtv (Beijing): interview with pro-Tibet videobloggers in hiding. * BBtv WORLD (Tibet): Inside Lhasa * Vlog (Xeni): Tibet report - monks forced to participate in staged videos. * Vlog (Xeni): Tibet's uprising and the internet...

BBtv (Beijing): interview with pro-Tibet videobloggers in hiding.

Last week, eight American citizens were detained in Beijing for participating in pro-Tibetan sovereignty protests near the site of the 2008 Olympics, with Students for a Free Tibet. Two videobloggers who documented those protest and guerrilla art installations evaded detention, and spoke to Boing Boing TV on Friday Beijing time about why they were there, what they witnessed, and why it mattered. Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson of Ryanishungry.com spoke to us over Skype from a hostel in Beijing. One of the actions they documented in photo and video was the hanging of an "LED throwies" light banner, shown below, which read "FREE TIBET." We agreed to hold this Boing Boing tv episode until after we received word that they'd safely left the country. They have returned home, so I am posting the piece today. Link to Boing Boing tv blog post with discussion and downloadable video, and instructions on how to subscribe to the Boing Boing tv video podcast. Correction: Yesterday, we posted news that 6 Americans who'd been detained were now released and on their way to Los Angeles. Turns out that in fact, a total of 8 were detained -- the last two, from a later protest, a photograph of which is posted below (Thanks, NF and Students for a Free Tibet). Previously on Boing Boing blog: * UPDATE: US citizens detained in Beijing over Tibet protests are released, returning home. * Beijing and Tibet: GRL's James Powderly, Brian of "Alive in Baghdad, 4 other US citizens receive 10-day jail sentence * Beijing update: New detentions, 6 US protesters missing, Tibetan protesters in Tibet reportedly shot dead. * Beijing: "Alive in Baghdad" videoblogger among US citizens detained in pro-Tibet protests * Beijing: Five US activists detained after lighting up "Free Tibet" LED Throwies banner near Olympics site* GRL's James Powderly detained in Beijing for planning pro-Tibet "L.A.S.E.R. Stencil" art protest Related episodes of Boing Boing tv: * BBtv WORLD (Tibet): Inside Lhasa * Vlog (Xeni): Tibet report - monks forced to participate in staged videos. * Vlog (Xeni): Tibet's uprising and the internet...

Beijing and Tibet: GRL's James Powderly, Brian of "Alive in Baghdad, 4 other US citizens receive 10-day jail sentence

A representative of Students for a Free Tibet tells Boing Boing that 6 American bloggers and pro-Tibet activists who went missing in Beijing for days after being detained by authorities have re-appeared -- and that authorities have given them a sentence of ten days in jail each for "upsetting public order." The names of the missing bloggers/vloggers and activists presumed to have been those jailed: - James Powderly (Graffitti Research Lab ) - Brian Conley (Alive In Baghdad blog) - Jeffrey Rae - Jeff Goldin - Michael Liss - Tom Grant Details on SFT website, with statements from that group alleging recent extra-judicial executions and detentions of ethnic Tibetan protesters inside Tibet: A Tibetan nun named Sonam Yungzom is reported to have been shot while shouting slogans in Kardze town, eastern Tibet (now part of Sichuan province) on August 10th. One source says she yelled out: ?There are no human rights in China, there is brutal oppression in Tibet, still the Olympics go on in China.? She was hit by five to six bullets and then her body was thrown in a vehicle and taken away. Snip from a news article about the jailed protesters in Beijing: In a brief faxed statement, the city police information department said "Thomas" and five other foreigners had been apprehended on Tuesday for "upsetting public order", without identifying the six people any further. "Beijing police decided to give the six 10 days of administrative detention," the faxed statement said. Administrative detention is a punishment that can be meted out by Chinese police without having to go through the courts. Students For a Free Tibet said it assumed the six were American pro-Tibet activists who police detained in Beijing on Tuesday. "These young men were in Beijing to amplify Tibetan voices calling for freedom and human rights and the right of all people to freedom of expression," Students For a Free Tibet executive director Lhadon Tethong said. Six foreigners given 10 days' detention: Beijing police (Agence-France Presse). (Thanks, NF) Previously on Boing Boing blog: * Beijing update: New detentions, 6 US protesters missing, Tibetan protesters in Tibet reportedly shot dead. * Beijing: "Alive in Baghdad" videoblogger among US citizens detained in pro-Tibet protests * Beijing: Five US activists detained after lighting up "Free Tibet" LED Throwies banner near Olympics site* GRL's James Powderly detained in Beijing for planning pro-Tibet "L.A.S.E.R. Stencil" art protest Related episodes of Boing Boing tv: * BBtv WORLD (Tibet): Inside Lhasa * Vlog (Xeni): Tibet report - monks forced to participate in staged videos. * Vlog (Xeni): Tibet's uprising and the internet...

Beijing update: New detentions, 6 US protesters missing, Tibetan protesters in Tibet reportedly shot dead.

A quick update on previous BB posts (one, two, three) about American tech-artists and activists detained for pro-Tibet protests in Beijing. A Students for a Free Tibet spokesperson tells Boing Boing: Everyone listed here is still missing. - James Powderly - Brian Conley - Jeffrey Rae - Jeff Goldin - Michael Liss - Tom Grant They were all working in Beijing in different ways, as citizen journalists and activists. My opinion at this point is they are being held longer than other detained activists because they all had much more gear - macbooks, eee pc's, HD video cameras, digital SLR cams... standard stuff in most places, but I can imagine it raises a lot of eyebrows to the authorities in China, especially when related to protests and Tibet. We are in active touch with the US Embassy in Bejing the the US State Department... the big deadline we are just hitting 48 hours right now, so 24 hours left until the 3 day mark. The activists who deployed the LED banner have all already been sent home, arriving in JFK right about now. And below, word of additional, new detentions of a Tibetan-German activist and two others from the United States. Snip from SFT announcement: Beijing ? After intense surveillance by up to 50 plainclothes police, a Tibetan-German man and two pro-Tibet activists protested tonight near the Bird?s Nest stadium. The three raised their fists in the air, unfurled a Tibetan flag, and called out ?Free Tibet? at approximately 12:05 am Beijing time. A fourth Tibet activist who observed the protest was detained by police at the scene. The four were taken away in a police vehicle and their whereabouts are unknown. The four are Tibetan-German Florien Norbu Gyanatshang, 30, American Jeremy Wells, 38, American John Watterberg, 30, and Briton Mandie McKeown, 41. ?Against all odds, a Tibetan has once again raised our outlawed national flag in Beijing tonight,? said Lhadon Tethong, the Tibetan-Canadian Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet. ?This action symbolises the determination and steadfast commitment of the Tibetan people and our supporters from around the world to achieve freedom and justice for six million Tibetans living under the brutal rule of the Chinese government.? Tibetans and Tibet supporters have defied the best efforts of the Chinese authorities to silence all voices of dissent during the Olympic Games, staging eight protests in Beijing over the past two weeks. The protests have ranged from technically-challenging banner hangs to a dramatic ?die-in? at Tiananmen Square. Surveillance efforts by Chinese authorities increased dramatically over the past few days. ?The Chinese government is petrified of these peaceful acts of defiance simply because they represent the true feelings of Tibetans inside Tibet,? said Tenzin Dorjee, Deputy Director of Students for a Free Tibet. ?Our protests are a reminder to the world of the tragic reality of the Chinese government?s illegitimate occupation of Tibet and the urgent need for the Chinese leadership to seek a resolution with the Tibetan people.? Lhadon Tethong, director of Students for a Free Tibet, quoted in this New York Times article: [Tethong] said she was more concerned with the plight of protesters in Tibet. In recent days, she said, at least three people have reportedly been killed in the city of Ganzi after protesting on the street. She said one woman, Dolma Yungzom, was shot five or six times point blank after she unfurled a banner, though Ms. Tethong provided no evidence. Watch video updates on FT08tv. Previously on Boing Boing blog: * Beijing: "Alive in Baghdad" videoblogger among US citizens detained in pro-Tibet protests * Beijing: Five US activists detained after lighting up "Free Tibet" LED Throwies banner near Olympics site* GRL's James Powderly detained in Beijing for planning pro-Tibet "L.A.S.E.R. Stencil" art protest Related episodes of Boing Boing tv: * BBtv WORLD (Tibet): Inside Lhasa * Vlog (Xeni): Tibet report - monks forced to participate in staged videos. * Vlog (Xeni): Tibet's uprising and the internet...

Site Of The Week: Railway On The Roof Of The World

In 2007 photographer Charlie Stewart made the journey from Beijing to Lhasa to explore and photograph the Lhasa Railway. Along the way he documented the experiences of those working and travelling on the line, as well as those who live beside the tracks. The result is this photographic travelogue -...

China stages torch relay in Tibet

The Olympic flame is carried through Tibet's main city, Lhasa, amid heavy security after protests earlier in the year.

Lhasa Under Tight Guard for Olympic Torch

Riot police and troops stood on guard to oversee torch run in Tibetan capital.

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