What measures should be taken by Polish politicians and athletes to protest against China’s crackdown in Tibet?
Michał Kubicki reports Last week, President Lech Kaczyński urged China to start a dialogue with its Tibetan minority. In a statement, he said that only respect for human rights, including religious rights, can lead to a lasting, peaceful resolution of the conflict. The Speaker of the Senate, the Upper House of the Polish Parliament, invited the Dalai Lama to visit to Poland. In several Polish cities, demonstrations have been held against bloodshed and for a free Tibet. A Member of the European Parliament, Marcin Libicki, head of the ‘Intergroup for Tibet’, has addressed an appeal to the Polish government and the Polish Olympic Committee urging the nation’s sportsmen to boycott the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. ‘The possibility of boycotting the ceremony was raised by the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering. He was supported by the vast majority of the speakers. A boycott of the entire Olympic Games would be to the detriment of the sportsmen but a refusal to a
