Protest at Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony

The BBC reported about a protest during the Olympic torch lightning ceremony in Greece:

The Olympic torch has been lit at a ceremony in Greece that was briefly disrupted by pro-Tibet activists. Two protesters from media rights group Reporters Without Borders broke through the cordon of 1,000 police officers in Olympia as China’s envoy spoke. (read more here)

More coverage of this event can be found here:

Deutsche Welle: Protesters Disrupt Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony

New York Times: Pro-Tibet Activists Disrupt Olympic Flame Ceremony

Hopefully we see some more protest during the olympic torch tour. It may be the only possibility to organise real protest rallies! At the moment it is still planned that this tour also has a stop in Tibet…

Check the official route map here and join the protests!