Dalai Lama at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, US

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President George W. Bush on Monday paid tribute to "the courage of the Dalai Lama and the Buddhists in Tibet," less than one month before heading to China for the Beijing Olympics opening gala.

Bush also reported that he told Chinese President Hu Jintao when they met last week in Japan: "So long as there are those who want to fight for their liberty, the United States stands with them."

The US president, who has drawn fire for his decision to attend the August 8 opening ceremony for the Games, was speaking at a White House ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of a US law aimed at promoting global religious freedom.

"We remember those seeking religious freedom in China, and we honor those who press for their liberties, people like the Uighur Muslims," said Bush.

"I also had the honor of meeting those who attend underground churches in China. And we also honor the courage of the Dalai Lama and the Buddhists in Tibet," he said.

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Olympic athlete silent protest

New Delhi, August 19 - Szymon Kolecki, 26, Polish weightlifter who finished second in the men's 94 kg at the Olympics made a strong statement when he shaved his head as a mark of solidarity with Tibetan monks just before the competition.

"This haircut is from this morning. I can't directly say why I did it. It's connected with certain things that the Olympic Charter forbids. But I will say that it's symbolic," he told a Polish news agency August 17.

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News Free Tibet Protest at Bird's Nest national stadium and hang two banners demanding a Free Tibet.

Climbers Ian Thom, a 24-year-old from Edinburgh, and Phill Bartell, 34, from New Jersey in the U.S. scaled two 120-foot light poles outside the stadium to hang the banners. One read "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet." The second read "Tibet will be Free" in English and "Free Tibet" in Chinese.

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2 days ago WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President George W. Bush on Monday paid tribute to "the courage of the Dalai Lama and the Buddhists in Tibet,"

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Free Tibet !!!!

Peace and love :)