Protesters arrested after hanging `` Free Tibet '' banner from bridge . All seven were charged with felony conspiracy and misdemeanor nuisance , said California Highway Patrol Officer Mary Ziegenbein . The banners were hung by Tibetan protesters on the roof of a government building in Lhasa, Tibet, and then taken down when they refused to leave the building. Earlier in day , protests in Paris , France , cut short Olympic torch relay . China faces international criticism over crackdown on protests seeking Tibet self-rule .
Protesters arrested after hanging `` Free Tibet '' banner from bridge . The banners were hung by Tibetan protesters on the roof of a government building in Lhasa, Tibet, and then taken down when they refused to leave the building. Earlier in day , protests in Paris , France , cut short Olympic torch relay . China faces international criticism over crackdown on protests seeking Tibet self-rule .