Faces of the anti-Chinese Government Protests of Tibetans in San Francisco
It was a quite a scene yesterday as thousands turned out for anti-government of China protests preceding the controversial China Olympic torch relay.
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Civic Center:
Intrepid photojournalist Luke Thomas in the vanguard, as per usual:
High above it all on top of the Chinese Consulate:
When did the Unabomber get out? A Sony digital video camera (with Carl Zeiss lens) to record the protesters far below but, sadly, only just an analog TV antenna:
Another worker at the consulate:
Only came out once, as he was a little shy:
An SFPD “sniper” on a rooftop. Seriously, he’s only a sniper when he pulls out a rifle. Until then he’s just some dude. The SFPD was out in force, with about five times as many people as was probably necessary. 
A boisterous, yet nonviolent, crowd:
Tags: 2008, beijing, China, civic center, consulate, Olympics, San Francisco, Tibet, Torch
April 10th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
These are simply wonderful shots. Came to see them by way of SF Mike. Ordinarily I’d have been there, but working out of town made me miss all the theater — and passion for liberty.
April 11th, 2008 at 6:46 am
thanks Jan, you missed a lot of theatre that day, that’s for sure.