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PRESS RELEASE
March 10, 2008
TIBETANS LAUNCH OLYMPIC FREEDOM TORCH RELAY IN GREECE
TORCH BEARERS HARASSED, FOLLOWED BY CHINESE AND GREEK SECURITY
Olympia, Greece - Tibetans launched the Tibetan Freedom Torch Relay in Olympia today under intense scrutiny and harassment from Greek police and 15 to 20 […]
Update from Tendon Dahortsang and others in Olympia:
(March 10, 2008, 3:42 pm) - Minutes ago we re-entered the archaeological site of ancient Olympia, bringing the Tibetan Freedom Torch to the Temple of Hera, the site where the lighting of the first Olympic torch took place. It was moving and inspiring to see Tsultrim Gope, the […]
The Tibetan Freedom Torch will be lit on March 10th, the 49th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day, in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympics. Mirroring the traditional lighting ceremony of the Olympic torch, five women representing Tibetan goddesses (‘Lhamos’) will perform a Tibetan ceremony to light the Tibetan Freedom Torch. The Lhamos will then […]