By EVAN MANTYK
Epoch Times Staff
NEW YORK—Thousands of Tibetans and supporters lined Broadway from Times Square to Harold Square on Saturday, one day before the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony.
The last two weeks have not only seen the world’s top athletes compete in Beijing, they’ve seen protests around the world over Beijing’s horrendous human rights record.
Thousands of Tibetans and supporters have held a variety of large scale events in New York City, including a bicycle rally and speeches from protesters arrested during the Games, to raise awareness about the situation in Tibet—where activists say 1.5 million Tibetans have been killed since the Chinese Communist Party invaded the region in 1959.
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