The Global Human Rights Torch Relay was disrupted by Macau authorities on the weekend and five arrests were made, which were described as unwarranted by organizers.
The Global Human Rights Torch relay commenced in Athens on August 8 2007 to raise awareness of China’s human rights crimes in the lead up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Since then the Human Rights Torch Relay has spanned 6 continents, with relays run and torches carried in over 40 countries and an estimated 150 cities,
Half an hour before the event in Macau on July 18, Macau police arrested four people including the event’s MC, Mr Hu Nan Ping.
Two ladies dressed in Greek costumes, and another citizen Mr Lin Yi Ming, a Macau Falun Gong representative, were also arrested.
