Dalai Lama’s 2010 South Africa conference ban causes uproar
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Dalai Lama’s South Africa conference ban causes uproar
Nobel winners Desmond Tutu and FW de Clerk to boycott anti-racism conference in World Cup run-up after Chinese pressure forces ban on Tibetan spiritual leader
Two of South Africa‘s Nobel peace prize winners, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk, have pulled out of a Johannesburg conference to fight racism after what they branded as Pretoria’s “disgraceful” decision to ban the Dalai Lama from attending following Chinese pressure.
The Nobel peace prize committee also said it would boycott this Friday’s conference, which is dedicated to tackling racism ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
via Dalai Lama’s 2010 South Africa conference ban causes uproar | World news | guardian.co.uk.
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