YouTube has pulled a video of a Free Tibet protest after receiving a takedown notice from the International Olympics Committee.

The video, of a protest action at the Chinese Consulate in New York, was removed from YouTube and promptly reappeared on Vimeo [1], BlipTV [2]and dozens of other video sites. At the time of writing it is even back on YouTube [3] (warning: Link contains drum and bass, and unpleasant images).

The New York protest has been superceded by rather braver protesters facing actual Chinese police in Beijing.

A search for 'china tibet protest' on YouTube footage uploaded today returns 32 videos [4] - most focused on ITN reporter John Ray bravely reporting via a minibus window after his apparent arrest. ®

Links

1. http://www.vimeo.com/1494443
2. http://blip.tv/file/1158883
3. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j60x3C43Qao
4. http://uk.youtube.com/results?uploaded=d&search_query=china+tibet+protest

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