Monday, March 23, 2009

Dalai Lama not welcome in South Africa...

South Africa has refused the Dalai Lama a visa to attend an international peace conference in Johannesburg this week, a presidential spokesman said.

The Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Laureate did not receive a visa because it was not in South Africa's interest for him to attend, said Thabo Masebe.

South Africa thinks that, if the Dalai Lama attended the conference, the focus would shift away from the 2010 World Cup -- the global soccer championship it will host next year.

"We cannot allow focus to shift to China and Tibet," Masebe said, adding that South Africa has gained much from its trading relationship with China. More...

See also:

  1. Chinese police brutality in Tibet... (graphic)
  2. Dalai Lama: Chinese rule in Tibet a "hell on earth..."
  3. Is the Dalai Lama suppressing religious freedom?
  4. The Dalai Lama and Dorje Shugden...
  5. How China is transforming Africa! Excellent documentary...
  6. South Africa Chinese 'become black!!!'

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