Olympic protests
In Beijing, a policeman discourages photographers from taking pictures as they cordon off the park where they had detained pro-Tibet demonstrators near the main Olympic stadium on Wednesday. (Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images)
A photo released by Students for a Free Tibet on Friday shows activitists who the group says were detained by Chinese security after staging a protest near Birds Nest stadium in Beijing just before the Olympic opening ceremony was to begin. (Students for a Free Tibet / AP)
Hong Kong security officers carry local student and activist Christina Chan away from the site of Saturday’s Olympic equestrian event in Hong Kong. Chan had reportedly tried to display a protest placard from the stands. (David Hecker / AFP / Getty Images)
Security guards forcibly remove protestor and Hong Kong legislator Leung Kwok-hung, also known as “Long Hair,” from the spectator stands Saturday at an equestrian event in Hong Kong. (Kin Cheung / Associated Press)
In this photo provided by Students for a Free Tibet, activists draped in Tibetan flags lie down in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square . (Students for a Free Tibet / AP)
A protester is detained in a shop near Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sunday after unfurling a Tibetan flag. (Students for a Free Tibet / EPA)
