Olympic flame for Beijing Games lit amidst protest

March 25, 2008 

On Monday, the Olympic torch for the 2008 Summer Olympics was lit in Olympia, Greece as per tradition. The "Games of the XXIX Olympiad" are scheduled to be held in and around Beijing, China from August 8, 2008, to August 24, 2008. 
Members of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and others, were able to break through the police cordon. "We cannot let the Chinese government seize the Olympic flame, a symbol of peace, without denouncing the dramatic human rights situation in the country," RSF said in a statement. 
While Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee and a former mayor of Beijing, delivered a speech, at least one protester was able to run up behind him and display a flag that resembled the Olympic flag, except it was black and the rings were handcuffs.
Olympic flame for Beijing Games lit amidst protest March 25 , 2008 On Monday , the Olympic torch for the 2008 Summer Olympics was lit in Olympia , Greece as per tradition . The " Games of the XXIX Olympiad " are scheduled to be held in and around Beijing , China from August 8 , 2008 , to August 24 , 2008 . Members of Reporters Without Borders ( RSF ) , and others , were able to break through the police cordon . " We can not let the Chinese government seize the Olympic flame , a symbol of peace , without denouncing the dramatic human rights situation in the country , " RSF said in a statement . While Liu Qi , president of the Beijing Organizing Committee and a former mayor of Beijing , delivered a speech , at least one protester was able to run up behind him and display a flag that resembled the Olympic flag , except it was black and the rings were handcuffs .
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