Free Tibet
Free Tibet
It seems that China can't keep the Free Tibet folks down. Despite the consequences to them that could be easily anticipated.
On Monday, "...five pro-Tibet activists unfurled a banner spelling out "Free Tibet" in English and Chinese in blue LED "throwie" lights in Beijing's Olympic Park tonight. The five were detained by security personnel after displaying the banner for about 20 seconds at 11:48 pm August 19th. Their whereabouts are unknown."

Now these LEDs were sewn to the banner, so I'd say that technically they weren't throwies, just LEDs taped to batteries, but the protesters refer to them as throwies.

The picture shows an interesting juxtaposition: The protest banner with "Free Tibet" in LEDs, shown with the famous Beijing Bird's Nest stadium in the background, another quite different showcase for LEDs.

Their whereabouts are unknown. I think that says a lot about the state of political freedom in China.

China is high tech when it comes to electronics and backwards when it comes to political freedom. Not a surprise.

Cross Posted at Power and Control

posted by Simon on 08.21.08 at 03:34 AM





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In Germany some Websites linked up in china forbidden Tibet sites. So you can surf from china to the German sites and read the blocked content :D

billigflug New York   ·  August 21, 2008 12:28 PM

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