And in China, two activists with Students for a Free Tibet staged what they called their “lucky eight” protest against the human rights situation in China during the Olympics. One of the activists, Ginger Cassidy, spoke to reporters in Beijing.

Ginger Cassidy: “We’re here to stand in solidarity with the people of Tibet. Armed with human dignity and nonviolent tactics, they’re going up against one of the largest propaganda and military machines in the world, China, who’s been trying dissolve any dissent in this country. We have organized over eight nonviolent direct actions here while we’ve been in China, successfully. We call it our lucky eights.”