Beijing Olympics flame lit, ceremony met by Tibet, Uyghur protests

The flame for the Beijing Winter Olympics was lit Monday in Greece's ancient Olympia, the ceremony completed after protests took place against the Chinese suppression in Tibet and toward the Muslim Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.Three human rights activists were led away by the police after they entered the ceremony site of the Temple of Hera and unfurled a "No Genocide Games" banner right after the flame was lit, reported Reuters.Four others were detained by the police ahead of the ceremony, added the report, after two more protesters were arrested on Sunday in Athens.The ceremony took place …READ FULL ARTICLE