Richard Gere Joins Chinese, Tibetan Activists Celebrating Nobel Prize

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In New York, Tibetan and Chinese groups came together on Friday, World Human Rights Day. It was to celebrate the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. Actor Richard Gere was there—he spoke about the award and what it means.

[Actor Richard Gere, Board Chair, International Campaign for Tibet]:
"Now the eloquence of that empty chair in Oslo...has extraordinary eloquence to it."

This chair's intended occupant is Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. He's being held in prison.

Around the world, there've been rallies like this one in New York on Friday.

[Tenzin Dorjee, Executive Director, Students for a Free Tibet]:
"We stand here this morning to celebrate the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo."

A variety of groups came together for this event—groups including Students for a Free Tibet, Human Rights in China, and the International Campaign for Tibet.

[Mary Beth Markey, President, International Campaign for Tibet]:
Our collective efforts can change the world and will someday transform China into a free, democratic, true 'People's Republic.'"

Also speaking, actor Richard Gere.

[Actor Richard Gere, Board Chair, International Campaign for Tibet]:
"It's clear that, in the end, brute force can never really stop that innate, universal drive for happiness, for freedom, for expression, for community. And this Nobel Peace Prize for Liu Xiaobo, I think, demonstrates that."

The Chinese regime has not just sentenced Liu to prison for 11 years. Authorities have rounded up hundreds of people around the country ahead of today's Nobel ceremony.

They've also blacked out some foreign media broadcasts into China, including programming related to Liu from CNN and BBC.

[Tenzin Dorjee, Executive Director, Students for a Free Tibet]:
"In reality, it is a display of Beijing's weakness and brittleness."

Matt Gnaizda, NTD News, New York

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[MultiSinoda]

didnt tibet invade china many centuries ago? i dont even know anymore..... this is a lost cause.

[Lunalix]

@TheBrolit Have You Read BLOODY HARVEST or The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party ???

[TheBrolit]

@Lunalix Unemployment is an abuse of Human Rights, have you ever read the International Bill of Rights?

[daven58100]

If Gere really wants to support the Tibetan monks, he should set his own dumb ass on fire. I'd pay to watch that. Gotta be better than his movies.

[certifiedcritic]

has he got that stuck up girble out of his ass yet?

[bhugaara]

This shows the Red chinese Govt. proving no good to humanity....

[Lunalix]

@yliang1688 LOL!!! I didn't know that the unemployment was killing ppl !!! ... Are you always 'that' smart? ... Let's think about it ... the video is talking about HUMAN RIGHTS!!!

[quitearow]

according to Jesse Ventura and his team of researchers, they're also stealing our fresh water as well and towing it across the ocean in huge blatters

[applejuicecanada]

Free the Native People of N. America!!

[yliang1688]

The US unemplyment now is near 10%, does he care?