Free Tibet Campaign
Students for a Free Tibet

Contact:
Lhadon Tethong, Students for a Free Tibet, (Hong Kong) +852 61454902
Matt Whitticase, Free Tibet Campaign, (Hong Kong) +852 61477073

Hong Kong - Three women detained yesterday by Chinese police for protesting against the launch of China's Tibet Railway, were released and arrived safely in Hong Kong a few hours ago.

Katie Mallin, Omi Hodwitz and Kathy Ni Keefe scaled the facade of Beijing's Central Railway Station and held up a banner that read "China's Tibet Railway: Designed to Destroy." Their protest kicked off an international day of protest against the railway, which is scheduled to make its first official trip from Beijing to Lhasa starting July 1st.

Upon arriving in Hong Kong, Kathy Ni Keefe of Students for a Free Tibet said: "Our actions today mark our solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet, who have attempted to sound an alarm over China's Tibet Railway, but are unable to make even the mildest criticisms of China's destructive policies without facing severe repercussions."

The three activists are available for interview and can be reached on
+852 61454902 and +852 614 77073

Photos can be found at:

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