Excerpted from The Earth Times:
"With the region flooded by security forces and largely sealed off to tourists and journalists following the March demonstrations, taking the torch to Tibet is a highly politicized gesture of control," Sharon Hom, the director of US-based Human Rights in China, said in a statement on Saturday.
"This provocative decision with the blessing of the International Olympic Committee could aggravate tensions and undermine the fragile process to find a peaceful long-term solution for Tibet and the region," Hom said.
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Stop Crackdowns in Tibet, Start Dialogue - China Rights Forum No. 4, 2007:
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The Real Situation in Pre-Olympics China - Teng Biao and Hu Jia give their views about the situation on the ground in the countdown to the Olympics. - China Rights Forum No. 3, 2007:
A Tibetan Activist’s Beijing Blog - Lhadon Tethong kept her readers informed of her efforts to meet IOC president Jacques Rogge in Beijing, and her brief detention as a result.