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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Sep 4, 2014, 06:52 PM Sep 2014

Dalai Lama denied South Africa visa for Nobel summit [View all]

Associated Press in Johannesburg

The Dalai Lama has again been refused entry to South Africa, where he was scheduled to attend the 14th world summit of Nobel peace laureates, his representative has said.

Nangsa Choedon said officials from the department of international relations called her to say the Tibetan spiritual leader's visa had been denied, the Cape Times newspaper reported on Thursday.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/04/dalai-lama-denied-south-africa-visa-nobel-summit

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Dalai Lama denied South Africa visa for Nobel summit [View all] hrmjustin Sep 2014 OP

Surprising to me goldent Sep 2014 #1

I guess they owe China money. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #2

I read a little about it goldent Sep 2014 #3

Unfortunately some SA politicians are corrupt. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #4