Update: Nathan, from SFT, left a comment and link. Brian and the crew have been sentenced to 10 days in detention.

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Update: Four other arrestees are also bloggers, Jeffrey Rae, Michael Liss, Jeff Goldin and Tom Grant.

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CPB friend, Brian Conley, was arrested at 3:00 a.m. Tuesday in Beijing. Brian, the founder of the Alive in Baghdad video news project, as well as an employee of the Hub, was documenting the activities of New York artist James Powderly, who uses lasers. In this case, it looks as he was planning a Tibet-themed event at the Olympics.

Tell your legislators to get Brian the hell out of there. Given the Chinese government’s complete lack of decency and lust for violence, it’s imperative that they’re out sooner rather than later.

More information on Brian and other detainees on the Free Tibet site. Twitter search feed for Brian.