(10 Apr 2008)
1. Wide of pro-Tibet rally
2. Demonstrators shouting (English) "Shame on China, shame on China."
3. Pan down from American flag to crowds holding Tibetan flags
4. Various of crowd, including Buddhist monks holding Tibetan flags and protest signs
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Tiuptan Donyo, Tibetan monk living in San Jose, CA:
"The whole world knows that since March 10th, the Chinese government in Tibet is killing our Tibetans, innocent Tibetans. They don't let us say anything. They won't let up practice, they're shutting down all the monasteries and nunneries. There are many monks and nuns starving to death in their own monasteries. That's why we cannot sit here silently."
6. Man wearing headband reading "Tibet"
7. Banner reading (English) "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet"
8. Pull out from banner showing Tibetan flag inside animal with human in its mouth
9. Tight shot of young girl wearing headband readint "Tibet"
10. SOUNDBITE ( English) Tiuptan Donyo, Tibetan monk living in San Jose, CA:
"I think they (the Olympics) are involved in politics. It's always been like that. So this is Chinese also taking advantage of the Olympics. That's why we're here also. China never listened to us. We speak out the truth, and they never listen to us. They are now blaming the Dalai Lama for what is happening in Tibet right now. So that's why we are here for the truth."
11. People holding sign reading "Save Tibet"
12. Woman holding banner with image of an eye, push in to drawing in the eye
13. Young girl holding Tibetan flag above her head
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Sandi Manson, Protester:
"It's a way, peacefully, I hope, to be able to show the world that Tibet deserves its religious and political autonomy. This just isn't, the is unconscionable. They can't speak. They can't even have a picture of his Holiness. They're arrested for this. There are freedoms we take for granted, being able to demonstrate, being able to practice our religion the way that we choose. We take those things for granted, and they've never had that, and they've died for it, imprisoned and died for it."
15. Man holding sign reading "Beijing 2008, shame to Olympics"
16. Crowd chanting
STORYLINE:
Pro-Tibet demonstrators rallied against China's human rights record in San Francisco on Tuesday, spurred on by the arrival of the Olympic torch in the city earlier in the day.
AP Television filmed a group of Buddhist monks and their supporters preparing for the "Tibetan Freedom March" early on Tuesday.
Some adults and children wore headbands reading "Tibet" and carried protest signs calling on China to recognise Tibetans' human rights.
"They don't let us say anything. They won't let us practice (religion), they're shutting down all the monasteries and nunneries," said Tiuptan Donyo, a Tibetan monk living in San Jose, California.
"There are many monks and nuns starving to death in their own monasteries," he added.
The Olympic torch arrived for its only North American stop amid heavy security, a day after its visit to Paris descended into chaos and activists scaled the Golden Gate Bridge to protest against China.
Meanwhile, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said the body's executive board would discuss on Friday whether to end the international leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay because of widespread protests.
The torch's global journey was supposed to highlight China's growing economic and political power.
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