More than 100 people applied to demonstrate in Biejing protest zones, but none were approved. John Vause reports.
Five activists protesting on behalf of Tibet, including three Americans, were arrested Thursday for what Chinese police called "activities against Chinese law" and will be deported, Beijing police said.
A journalist and pro-Tibet activists were detained during a protest near an Olympic venue. ITN's John Ray reports.
A British journalist and eight Tibet activists were detained during a protest near an Olympic venue Wednesday, the journalist and an activist group said.
The Olympic torch relay wound its way through Hong Kong without incident Friday, beginning a series of runs on Chinese soil after stops in other nations that sometimes triggered protests.
CNN's Eunice Yoon has a preview of the Olympic torch relay's final leg in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong prepared Friday to stage the Olympic torch relay, the first time the event will be held on the soil of the host of this year's Summer Games.
The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo Friday morning from Australia after completing a relay in Canberra only marginally plagued by anti-China protests.
Three protesters scaled the Golden Gate Bridge Monday and unfurled a "Free Tibet" banner, a likely precursor to large protests when the Olympic torch arrives Wednesday in San Francisco, California.
China launched its Olympic torch relay in a controlled ceremony in front of invited guests at Tiananmen Square on Monday, starting a historic trek that was praised by the country's leaders and condemned by critics who are waiting to protest along the route.
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