In Ottawa, SFTers Bhutila Karpoche, a Tibetan-Canadian and Queenly Lee, a Chinese-Canadian - climbed light poles on either side of the embassy’s gates and hung banners reading “One world, One Dream, Free Tibet” in English and French. The protest also included a blockade involving six Tibetan-Canadians who locked themselves to the entrance of the embassy and displayed a fifteen-foot banner reading “Tibetans are Dying for Freedom”.

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In Vancouver, Tashi Chogyal, a 21-year-old Tibetan from Portland, was arrested after locking himself to an actual size model of a Chinese tank. He was dressed as a monk and emblazened on the side of the tank was “Beijing 2008: One World One Dream,” the official slogan of the 2008 Olympics.

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