{"id":173,"date":"2009-03-24T19:36:11","date_gmt":"2009-03-24T19:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-887124-4052164.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=173"},"modified":"2009-03-24T20:23:01","modified_gmt":"2009-03-24T20:23:01","slug":"south-africa-refuses-dalai-lama-a-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-887124-4052164.cloudwaysapps.com\/south-africa-refuses-dalai-lama-a-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa refuses Dalai Lama a visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- S BO --><!-- S IIMA --><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"226\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/newsimg.bbc.co.uk\/media\/images\/45595000\/jpg\/_45595905_007006482-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Dalai Lama in India, 11 March\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"226\" height=\"170\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cap\">Beijing opposed the planned visit of the Dalai Lama to South Africa<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- E IIMA --> <!-- S SF --><\/p>\n<p class=\"first\"><strong>A peace conference for Nobel laureates in South Africa has been postponed indefinitely after Pretoria refused the Dalai Lama a visa, organisers say.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s meeting in Johannesburg was linked to the 2010 Football World Cup, which the country is hosting.<\/p>\n<p>A storm of controversy erupted over the ban, with the government being accused of bowing to Chinese pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former South African President FW de Klerk pulled out of the meeting in protest.<\/p>\n<p><!-- E SF -->Despite the controversy surrounding the decision, government spokesman Thabo Masebe confirmed that no visa would be issued &#8220;between now and the World Cup&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The full BBC article is <a title=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/world\/africa\/7960968.stm\" href=\"http:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you feel so inclined, why not register you&#8217;re viewpoint with the South African Embassy in Dublin<\/p>\n<p>by clicking <a href=\"mailto:political@saedublin.com?subject=Refusal of Visa to Dalai Lama\">HERE<\/a> This is the email I have sent to them;<\/p>\n<p><em>H E Ms D P S Jana<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">South African Embassy<\/span><br \/>\nAlexandra House<br \/>\n2nd Floor<br \/>\nEarlsfort Centre<br \/>\nEarlsfort Terrace<br \/>\nDublin 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dear Sir\/Madam,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am just writing to tell you that I am absolutely disgusted at your government&#8217;s refusal of a visa to the Dalai Lama. After all that your country has been through it is unbelievable that you&#8217;re willing to surrender your sovereignty at the behest of the Chinese government.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You really should be ashamed of yourself.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yours,<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Beijing opposed the planned visit of the Dalai Lama to South Africa A peace conference for Nobel laureates in South Africa has been postponed indefinitely after Pretoria refused the Dalai Lama a visa, organisers say. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-887124-4052164.cloudwaysapps.com\/south-africa-refuses-dalai-lama-a-visa\/\" title=\"South Africa refuses Dalai Lama a visa\">[Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"mh-magazine-slider":false,"mh-magazine-content":false,"mh-magazine-large":false,"mh-magazine-medium":false,"mh-magazine-small":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"eblaney","author_link":"https:\/\/wordpress-887124-4052164.cloudwaysapps.com\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Beijing opposed the planned visit of the Dalai Lama to South Africa A peace conference for Nobel laureates in South Africa has been postponed indefinitely after Pretoria refused the Dalai Lama a visa, organisers say. 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