AP photographers also roughed up
(NEWSER) - Six Americans protesting China's rule over Tibet have been given 10-day detentions, in a rare instance of such punishments being meted out to visitors, the New York Times reports. Such extrajudicial detentions are common for Chinese dissidents, but foreigners at the Olympics have until now been quietly and instantly deported. Another four foreigners were apprehended yesterday, including two Americans, a German, and a Briton, during a large protest with Chinese dissidents. More»
