South Africa bans Dalai Lama trip

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7958881.stm

South Africa has denied the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference linked to the 2010 Football World Cup, which the country is hosting.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has pulled out of the meeting in protest and branded the decision "disgraceful".
A government spokesman has denied suggestions that the ban was a result of Chinese pressure.

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South Africa needs to remember its own history.

Vashka about 1 year ago

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Created by DrPot on 23 March 2009

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Pathetic. Where's yer backbone gone S.Africa? Scared of losing $Chinese?

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