Associazione Italia-Tibet
March 11, 2008
Freedom Torch Relay Second Stop: Rome, Site of the 1960 Olympics
The day started out with heavy rain clouds and strong gusts of wind. At 11:00, a sizable group of Tibetans and Tibet supporters gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Rome to protest the Chinese occupation of their homeland and to appeal for […]
Events for Rome
Press Release: Tibetan Freedom Torch Hosted in Rome
Added: March 11th, 2008
Freedom Torch Celebrated in Rome, Site of the 1960 Olympics
Added: March 11th, 2008
The Associazione Italia-Tibet, members of the Tibetan Community in Italy and Team Tibet (Italy) hosted the first visit of the Tibetan Freedom Torch after its launch in Olympia, Greece. The Torch was lit outside the national headquarters of the Italian Olympic Committee. Two athletes from the Italian contingent of Team Tibet held the flame aloft, […]