This follows South Africa’s refusal to issue a visa to Nobel peace laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama for an upcoming global summit of Nobel peace laureates in Cape Town, and China’s public declaration of thanks for South Africa’s decision to block the spiritual leader from entering South Africa, a statement from the Nobel Women’s Initiative on 23 Sept said.
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Nobel Laureates condemn South Africa visa denial to Dalai Lama...
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The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India and is at loggerheads with China over Tibet, had been hoping to join a Nobel peace conference in Cape Town on Oct. 13.
This is the third time South Africa has refused the Dalai Lama a visa in the last five years, according to his representative, and has intensified speculation about China's influence over the country.
Williams, an American anti-landmine campaigner, and Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Ebadi said they were unhappy with South Africa's decision, particularly given its history of fighting against apartheid.
"There is a history of fighting against racial discrimination in South Africa and that’s why we don’t accept this country refusing to give a visa to His Holiness the Dalai Lama three times," Ebadi told a news conference organised by the Tibetan government in exile in the Indian city of Dharamsala..................http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/01/us-foundation-safrica-dalailama-idUSKCN0HQ45E20141001?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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