Apparently Australian athletes will be banned from competing at the Olympics for wearing a shirt that says "I support human rights"! This is just not good enough. Has the IOC read it's own charter lately? How about the UN Special Rapporteur's report on torture in China?

Melissa, Albany, Australia

While things that are happening in Tibet are not great, the region as a whole is in a much better state than it was in prior to Chinese control... More people educated, higher standard of living etc.

All these protests are doing is making it difficult for foreigners who are living in China.

Oliver, currently Beijing,

Chinas "Liberation" of Tibet.
50 years of genocide.
50 years of environmental rape.
50 years of viscious brutal amoral savage theft slaughter and torture with impunity.

China If any good exists in your heart. - Stop this holocaust.
It is madness. it is suicide.

Hrothi bertha, Sydney, Australia

this is a reply for jon, hingham
if the "lion king" was highly publicised and was broadcasted to the entire world and an actor made a remark it would spur a debate and this could help. in the same way the olympics could help. nobody can say for certain if it will. we just need to try.

ngawang, santa cruz, usa

There are many people in the ‘west’ who openly criticize the US/UK's invasion of Iraq but for the Tibetans inside China there is no appropriate place to protest.

Making a gesture at the Olympics may not help the Tibetans but being quiet won't either! & it does show sympathy for their plight.

Mike, Nottm, UK

It is not wise for an adult to show his grievance in an inappropriate place. If a “Lion King” actor talks about Iraq during the Broadway show, he is not helping Iraq people. Similarly, he is not helping Tibetans if an athlete brings the Tibet issue on the Olympic stage. Please do act like an adult!

jon, Hingham, USA

It would be good if the athletes could make some sort of gesture to shame the Chinese Government.

Rather them because they will be able to leave the country after the games.

The Tibetans who protest inside Tibet however are not so lucky

Mike, Nottm, UK

If we want olympics to be respected in future, we should engage in any activity that will spotlight issue of any kind on this planet. Tibetan issue is not about power struggle or in another words, politics. It is about human right and genocide taking place inside Tibet. Save Tibet, save humanity.

tashi nyima, nyc, usa