Fellow NYer Noel Hidalgo was deported from China for filming a protest held by Students for a Free Tibet, in Tiananmen Square.
Coverage here and in Nate Westheimer’s blog.
Whatever you think of the propriety of holding protests in foreign countries during the Olympics, it’s pretty clear to me (at least) that if we’re ever going to have the promise of a bright big beautiful tomorrow where social media can transcend borders, liberate the oppressed and allow free exchange of commerce and ideas accross borders, this sort of jack-booted behavior on the part of the Chinese authorities needs to have the spotlight of truth shined brightly upon it.
