Two more pro-Tibet activists were arrested on Wednesday in Beijing by policemen after attempting to meet with representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The IOC officials are visiting China’s capital to inspect the status of preparations for the Summer Games exactly one year before their start in Beijing. Lhadon Tethong and her colleague Paul Golding were arrested while heading for Tiananmen Square, where IOC President Jacques Rogge was due to meet with high-ranked officials.

Tethong is the Canadian-born executive director of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) and reportedly arrived in Beijing with the goal of speaking to Rogge about the status of Tibetans.

The SFT prominent member tried in several rows to meet with Jacques Rogge in order to shed a new light towards Tibet’s status, which is allegedly occupied illegal by China. She wrote a letter to the Belgian IOC president and orthopedic surgeon, in which she said that the Olympic flame should bypass “ Tibetan soil” and no reference to the mentioned territory or its inhabitants should be made during the Games.

“We are calling on the IOC to publicly oppose these propaganda efforts, and use its influence to affect substantive progress on human rights in China and a meaningful resolution to the occupation of Tibet,” the Tibetan-Canadian citizen said.

On Tuesday, six activists militating for the same cause were arrested after posting a banner promoting Tibet’s independence on the Great Wall. Their arrest was confirmed by Chinese officials, who said the six protesters have “engaged in illegal activities in China” and therefore detained.

”One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 2008” read the banner hung on the historic landmark. Shortly after their action, the six American, Canadian and British citizens were detained by policemen and their manifesto was brought down.

As the Olympics close in, the fight between Chinese authorities and human rights activists intensifies, but Beijing pledged to ensure proper security measures that would not permit any disturbance of the sporting event.