Featuring more on the Beijing 6, an interview with Eowyn Rieke, wife of Brian Conley, citizen-journalist sentenced to 10 days detention in Beijing for his independent reporting on Students for a Free Tibet protests, an excerpt from a ‘Butter Tea Time’ episode from SFT Canada, and a live interview with Art of Peace Foundation Director Michael Wohl, the man behind the Songs for Tibet album.
I don’t think words could ever fully encapsulate the respect and admiration i have for you Florian, Jeremy, John and Mandie.
Your actions have resulted in an iconic image that will, along with your detention, symbolise the 2008 Beijing games as an Olympics of shame. Before the Chinese Government could extinguish the flame on Sunday, you have illuminated what a repressive regime has been hosting the ‘friendship games’ to the world.
‘Administrative detention’ for holding up a flag and raising your fist in defiance?
Though you can’t possibly know from where you are right now, because of your actions the free world will be waking up on saturday to the knowledge that they have been deceived - ‘one world, one dream’ has quickly turned to nightmare for the IOC and everyone associated with this terrible spectacle.
As someone who was detained and deported from Beijing airport before i could take part in the protests i can only salute you, and let you know that every moment of every day you are imprisoned in China i will be thinking of you.
Your bravery and dedication is an inspiration to us all, i am so sad that you are having to endure this punishment at all - but every second you are you will not be on your own.
Mat - UK