were arrested near the Arc de Triomphe this morning in Paris after opening umbrellas bearing the words "Free Liu Xiaobo" as Chinese President Hu Jintao passed by in a motorcade on his way to deposit a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
A total of six people--four Reporters Without Borders members and two other human rights activists--were taken to the 8th Arrondissement police station. Around 20 Reporters Without Borders members and a Canal Plus journalist were briefly detained by police at the Franklin Roosevelt metro station. Chinese pro-democracy activist Wang Longmen was among those who were stopped.
from Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders calls for Liu Xiaobo's release as Chinese president passes
then ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): UN urged to help jailed Nobel winner
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