Dalai Lama South Africa

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  "Lost A Great Man": Dalai Lama Condoles Death Of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday condoled the death of South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and called him a "true humanitarian".

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  Archbishop Desmond Tutu Urges Pope Francis To Meet Dalai Lama

  South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Monday appealed to the Pope to reconsider his decision not to meet the Dalai Lama during his visit to Rome.

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  South African President Jacob Zuma in China to Talk About Trade

  South African President Jacob Zuma met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today at the start of a visit to Beijing focused on economic relations.

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  Dalai Lama Marks Nobel Anniversary as Western Support Wanes

  As the Dalai Lama marked his 25th year as a Nobel laureate this week, a row over South Africa's failure to grant him a visa underscored the huge challenge facing the movement he launched more than half a century ago.

• Nobel Laureates Cancel South Africa Meeting

  A group of Nobel peace laureates on Thursday suspended plans to hold an annual meeting in South Africa because they said the government there refused to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama.

• Dalai Lama Accuses South Africa of 'Bullying'

  The Dalai Lama on Thursday accused South Africa of "bullying a simple person" after authorities there failed to give him a visa to attend a summit of Nobel peace laureates.

• Dalai Lama Visa Row: Archbishop Desmond Tutu Says He's Ashamed

  Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he is ashamed because his country refused to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to South Africa to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates to be held in Cape Town Oct 13-15.

• Nobel Summit Cancelled After South Africa Denies Visa to Dalai Lama

  The World Summit of Nobel Peace laureates, scheduled for this month in South Africa, has been cancelled and shifted out of the country, owing to the denial of a travel visa to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

• Iran's Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi 'Surprised' at Silence on Dalai Lama Visa Row

  Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi, who will boycott a summit in South Africa over its refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, said Wednesday she was surprised Desmond Tutu had not spoken out about his country's move.

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  14 Nobel Laureates Urge South African President to Give Dalai Lama Visa

  Fourteen Nobel Peace Laureates have asked President Jacob Zuma to guarantee the Dalai Lama a visa to South Africa, after the Tibetan spiritual leader was forced to abandon a trip to the country.

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  Dalai Lama Cancels South Africa Trip Amid Visa Row

  The Dalai Lama has cancelled a trip to South Africa for a summit of Nobel peace laureates, an aide said Thursday, reporting that Pretoria had denied him a visa in a bid to avoid angering China.

• Dalai Lama Refused Visa For Third Time by This Country

  South Africa has rejected a visa application by the Dalai Lama, its third refusal to admit the spiritual leader of the disputed Tibet region in five years, his local representative said on Thursday.

• Dalai Lama not to attend Nelson Mandela's funeral: official

  The Dalai Lama, who has twice since 2009 been denied a visa for South Africa, is not planning to attend his fellow Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela's funeral.

• Dalai Lama says he will miss 'dear friend' Nelson Mandela

  The Dalai Lama said on Friday that he would miss his "dear friend" Nelson Mandela, who he hailed as "a man of courage, principle and unquestionable integrity"

• South African activist Desmond Tutu wins Templeton Prize

  South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has won the 2013 Templeton Prize worth $1.7 million for helping inspire people around the world by promoting forgiveness and justice, organisers said on Thursday.