03-25-08

中國稱奧運火炬點火儀式抗議可恥 (China Calls Protest of Olympic Torch Lighting Shameful )

中國批評人權活動人士擾亂星期一在希臘古奧林匹亞舉行的奧運火炬點火儀式，稱他們的行為“可恥”。

中國外交部發言人秦剛星期二在北京新聞發佈會上，呼籲沿途國家有關當局確保火炬順利傳遞。秦剛稱破壞奧運火炬傳遞的企圖“不得人心”。中國官方媒體沒有提到星期一的抗議，稱點火儀式是成功的。

中國官方媒體播出了星期一在古奧林匹亞舉行的奧運火炬點火儀式，但是當抗議者突破警戒並打斷中國奧組委負責人劉淇的講話時切換了鏡頭。

在儀式上，抗議者亮出一面展示奧林匹克五環為手銬旗幟，抗議中國踐踏人權。在火炬離開點火現場之後，支援西藏的抗議者試圖阻止火炬傳遞。

China has criticized human rights activists for disrupting the lighting ceremony of the Olympic torch in Ancient Olympia, Greece, Monday, saying their actions were "shameful."

Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Beijing, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang called on authorities in countries on the route to ensure the torch's smooth transit. The spokesman called attempts to sabotage the torch's progress "unpopular." Chinese state media have made no mention of Monday's protests, and are calling the lighting ceremony a success. 

Chinese state media broadcast Monday's ceremony in Ancient Olympia, but cut away when protesters pushed through security and disrupted the speech of China's Olympic organizing committee chief Liu Qi.

At the ceremony, protesters unfurled a banner showing the Olympic rings as handcuffs to protest human rights abuses in China. After the torch left the site, pro-Tibetan protesters tried to stop its relay.

尼泊爾警察驅散藏民抗議 (Nepal Police Break Up Tibetan Protest)

手持警棍的尼泊爾警察星期二驅散了西藏難民和僧侶在中國大使館前的抗議。自西藏首府拉薩3月10號開始爆發示威以來，尼泊爾幾乎每天都有反對中國的抗議。星期一，至少有400名抗議人士在尼泊爾被拘捕。

加德滿都警方說，有70多名抗議者被帶上卡車和麵包車送往拘留中心。聯合國人權機構駐尼泊爾辦事處對任意逮捕和拘留表示深感關注。

尼泊爾在喜馬拉雅山區同中國交界的邊界地區是西藏難民逃離中國統治的一條關鍵路線。

Police in Nepal armed with batons dispersed a protest Tuesday by Tibetan refugees and monks in front of the Chinese Embassy. Nepal has seen almost daily anti-China protests since demonstrations began in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on March 10th. At least 400 protesters were detained in Nepal Monday.

Police in Katmandu said more than 70 protesters were loaded into trucks and vans Tuesday and sent to detention centers. The U.N. human rights office in Nepal has said it is deeply concerned at the arbitrary arrests and detentions.

Nepal's border with China in the Himalayas is a key route for Tibetans fleeing Chinese rule in the region.