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The Rangzen Fist Four

Snow Lion Roars 
August 24th, 2008 4 Comments

On August 21, Tibetan-German Florian Norbu Gyanatshang, and Tibet activists Jeremy Wells and John Watterberg were swarmed by plainclothes Chinese police for protesting near the Bird’s Nest stadium. Nearby, supporter Mandie Mckeown was also grabbed.

They shouted “free Tibet” and Norbu unfurled the Tibetan flag. They raised their fists in the spirit of the iconic medal-stand gesture by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The protest took place just hours after the men’s 200 metre final, the same event 40 years ago at which Smith and Carlos won their medals. The next day, the British and German Embassies in informed the activists’ friends and family that Chinese police would be holding them in jail for ten days without a trial. However, on August 24th they were released and are on their way home.

Visit www.studentsforafreetibet.org/rangzenfist4 for more information.

4 Responses to “The Rangzen Fist Four”

  2. i thank you all the tibetan supporter for their long term support for our country TIBET..TIBET will be free!!bho-gya lo…tse

  4. proud of you my friend.

  6. proud of you too ! congratulations and be sure that some unkown activist like us admire your actions !
    Peu Rangzen ! Dom (France)

  8. you guys are really rocks and true legend for we tibetan… bodh rangzen or free tibet

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