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After the amazing news of two SFT UK activist unfurling two banners outside Beijing's 'Bird's Nest' Olympic stadium (blog-post in a sec...) two of their colleagues scaled Tower Bridge in central London, unfurling a banner reading: “Beijing 2008: Make Olympic History: Free Tibet”

Here's our press release:

Two daring climbers from the campaign group Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) today scaled London's iconic Tower Bridge to protest at the Chinese Government's brutal occupation of Tibet, and its exploitation of the Olympic Games to try and whitewash its human rights record.

Climbers James Murray (23), of Edinburgh University and Jenny Raynor (26) of Cambridge University climbed suspension cables to reach a height of 100ft above the River Thames before unfurling Tibetan national flags and a 37sq ft banner reading “Beijing 2008: Make Olympic History: Free Tibet”

This non-violent demonstration is one of a series of similar creative actions launched today around the world by Tibetans and their supporters, including a dramatic banner hang outside the Beijing Bird's Nest stadium by fellow British SFT activists Iain Thom and Lucy Marion.

Mr Murray said: “The Chinese government is using the Beijing Olympics in an attempt to legitimise its brutal occupation of Tibet and cover up its human rights record. We are here in solidarity with Tibetans to support their cries for human rights and freedom. At this critical moment, we hope to shine the Olympic spotlight on China’s occupation of Tibet. The Chinese leadership must take immediate steps towards a peaceful end to its occupation of Tibet.”

Speaking from London's south bank, SFT Spokesperson Tenzin Jigdal (25), a Tibetan studying at London Metropolitan University, said “Thousands of my fellow Tibetans remain detained or missing in China’s violent and ongoing crackdown. Starting in March, Tibetans bravely rose up across Tibet to call for their human rights and freedom and were met with bullets, imprisonment and beatings.

He continued: “The Chinese military has locked down Tibet and it is extremely difficult to get information about the situation on the ground. While China makes a grand show of opening up some foreign websites for Beijing journalists, all internet communications and phone calls in Tibet are strictly monitored and the passing of information about protests or the ensuing crackdown to outside sources and journalists is being treated almost as harshly as participating in a protest itself. Many Tibetans have described the repression as the worst they have experienced since the darkest days of the Cultural Revolution.”