BEIJING: WE ARE READY

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BEIJING: WE ARE READY

"If...human rights are not acted upon to our satisfaction then we will act."
Jacques Rogge, IOC President on China, BBC's Hardtalk, April 2002

December 10th, International Human Rights Day, is a day set-aside to
recognize the inherent rights of every individual. The IOC promised in
2001, when they awarded China the 2008 Summer Olympics, that the Games
would bring an improvement in the human right situation in China.

In reality, the human rights situation in China and Tibet is growing
steadily worse. In the lead up to the Beijing Olympics, Chinese
authorities are intensifying their crackdown on freedom of religion,
assembly and expression in Tibet.

Just last month in Eastern Tibet, Runggye Adak (hyperlink:
http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/runggye_adak), a 52 year-old father of
eleven, was sentenced to eight years in prison for simply calling for the
return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet.

China is clearly a human rights failure. And yet, the IOC remains silent.

But Tibetans and their supporters around the world are speaking out. In
the lead up to August 2008, we are shining the spotlight on China's brutal
occupation of Tibet and failed human rights record.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

1) Download and watch SFT HQ's "Beijing: We are Ready" video and spread
the word on UTube/ Flickr/ Facebook/ Hi5/ Blog/ website or other social
networking site. Screen the film on campus or in your community.

2) Create your own "Beijing: We are Ready" video, upload it to UTube, and
send the link to tv@studentsforafreetibet.org.

3) Call on the International Olympic Committee to speak out for Tibet:
www.studentsforafreetibet.org/IOC

4) Join Team Tibet - a movement of people around the world who believe in
freedom and justice for Tibet. Click here (hyperlink:
http://www.supportteamtibet.org/supporter/new) to add your name to the
international list of Team Tibet supporters.

5) Check out (hyperlink: http://www.indiemerchstore.com/sft) SFT's stylish
line of Team Tibet Gear and spread the world about Team Tibet!

6) Click here (hyperlink: http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/olympics)
to find out more about SFT's 2008 Beijing Olympics campaign.

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[m72324]

btw, u don't even act or make me feel like u r from Tibet, i think u r slave of America,see how gud yr american accent is. especially the way u talk and the way u talking about those, isn't dat kinda reminds people how american u get?

[m72324]

u r ready for wot? if u don't even think of tibet belong to china, does olympic in beijing has anything to do with u?or u r going to join the competition and tell everybody dat u r not chinese and says u come to beijing without passport, cuz u forgot to get one?

[eccoluisaluisa]

Aren't you ashamed to speak so?

Are you even a human with some brains?

What do you know about them?

They are so spiritual so great in thought, as you, it seems, couldn't become in even 12.000 lifetimes.You didn't create these people, they owe you nothing. Even the situation would've been like this, thinking as you think now would be the same: stupid.Why dont't you try to change yourself? Even it would take you 12.000 lifetimes.

I'm sure you'd become happier. Seems that now you feel miserable.

[lee18991987]

fuck you son of bitch!!!

[Tegastorm]

No matter how hard you guys cry about Tibet.

Chinese government is the only one who will make the decision to free Tibet or not.

As a old quote says: Useless people usually have useless opinions.

[dorje168]

No matter how zealously the Chinese government tries to rewrite its own history in regards to Tibet, its incapable of rewriting the history of other nations, of other historians, and individuals who bore witness to the atrocities perpetrated on the Tibetan people by the Chinese government.

[j0n52]

I have added this video to my list under 'Humour". Have you got a good video of the your god king reincarnate running around in his bathrobes?

[dingyilin]

fucking bitch!

[charliezhu01]

so then?

[ChinaKillsTibetans]

Mission and role of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

4. Cooperate with the competent public or private organisations and authorities in the endeavour to place sport at the service of humanity and thereby to promote peace.