During the well guarded leg of the Olympic Torch relay in Paris recently, demonstrators gathered from all over Europe in the thousands to protest the Olympics in China, and China's treatment of Tibet. At one point it is even rumored that the flame was extinguished by police and sequestered to a protected van en route. At one point demonstrators also climbed the Eiffel Tower to attach a large poster.
For more about the protests:
Le Monde: Le parcours de la flamme olympique à Paris émaillé de nombreux incidents
Le Figaro: Sur les Champs-Elysées, la flamme sous les huées
Le Figaro: Les incidents en images
NY Times: Protest Disrupts Torch Relay in Paris
