03-25-08

中国称奥运火炬点火仪式抗议可耻 (China Calls Protest of Olympic Torch Lighting Shameful )

中国批评人权活动人士扰乱星期一在希腊古奥林匹亚举行的奥运火炬点火仪式，称他们的行为“可耻”。

中国外交部发言人秦刚星期二在北京新闻发布会上，呼吁沿途国家有关当局确保火炬顺利传递。秦刚称破坏奥运火炬传递的企图“不得人心”。中国官方媒体没有提到星期一的抗议，称点火仪式是成功的。

中国官方媒体播出了星期一在古奥林匹亚举行的奥运火炬点火仪式，但是当抗议者突破警戒并打断中国奥组委负责人刘淇的讲话时切换了镜头。

在仪式上，抗议者亮出一面展示奥林匹克五环为手铐旗帜，抗议中国践踏人权。在火炬离开点火现场之后，支持西藏的抗议者试图阻止火炬传递。

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.

尼泊尔警察驱散藏民抗议 (Nepal Police Break Up Tibetan Protest)

手持警棍的尼泊尔警察星期二驱散了西藏难民和僧侣在中国大使馆前的抗议。自西藏首府拉萨3月10号开始爆发示威以来，尼泊尔几乎每天都有反对中国的抗议。星期一，至少有400名抗议人士在尼泊尔被拘捕。

加德满都警方说，有70多名抗议者被带上卡车和面包车送往拘留中心。联合国人权机构驻尼泊尔办事处对任意逮捕和拘留表示深感关注。

尼泊尔在喜马拉雅山区同中国交界的边界地区是西藏难民逃离中国统治的一条关键路线。

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.