Dalai Lama starts tour in London

by Sanjay Jha | May 19, 2008 at 08:13 pm

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The Tibetan spiritual leader is arriving in London to mobilise support for his cause. He will address British Parliament and give evidence on human rights to a parliamentary committee during his trip. Chinese supporters are likely to protest his proposed speech at Albert Hall on Thursday.

The Tibetan spiritual leader will address Parliament and give evidence on human rights to a parliamentary committee during his trip.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not receive him at 10 Downing Street but is due to meet him with the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace on Friday.

Protests at his visit from a variety of interest groups are expected in London.

Demonstrators are expected to target his speech at the Albert Hall on Thursday and his meeting with Mr Brown at the end of the week. Scotland Yard said "appropriate" policing would be in place.

The head of the Tibetan government-in-exile is also due to meet Conservative leader David Cameron, teach in Nottingham and receive an honorary doctorate from London Metropolitan University.

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Beaulieu

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at 00:44 on May 20th, 2008

Sanjay Jha, I like this story. It's good stuff. Thanks for telling us where he will be.

Rhonda J Mangus

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at 17:44 on May 20th, 2008

Sanjay Jha, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Nikki Ramirez

at 20:08 on May 20th, 2008

The painting of the Dalai Lama was found on the "free art wall" in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood.

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takotarou

at 20:30 on May 20th, 2008

8 years ago,I met him in Tokyo.
He was always gently smiling.
But when speaking about Tibet and China,
he turned into serious face.

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lalunática

at 22:38 on May 20th, 2008

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fothema

at 02:11 on May 21st, 2008

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Eigil

adillon_free

at 09:13 on May 21st, 2008

Morning prayers at the Dalai Lama's temple in Dharamsala

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a22422441

at 11:44 on May 21st, 2008

The first week of April, 2008, in Dharamsala, the town of the hills, we saw him, H.H.Dalai Lama. He walked to me and said: "Is this FREE TIBET? " with his tender and charming wit and humor. That's all Tibetan, friends of Tibet, or even yours dream and aspiration. I got zapped and my eyes brimming with tears.

That's the story of the photo.

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smilestor

at 02:57 on May 22nd, 2008

I am a protest personally. Will Tibet truly be FREE under the rule of Dalai Lama? Go find what Tibet looks like some 50 years ago when he was in his power. It was really terrible. He is a liar.

http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2008/04/08/newatted0408.html

El_Zusto

at 23:01 on May 25th, 2008

The speech of the Dalai Lama in Nuremberg . About 7,000 people were impressed by his extraordinary ability to speak with easy words about such important matters like the human rights.

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digiffm

at 03:24 on May 26th, 2008

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azzayindia

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at 06:37 on May 26th, 2008

Sanjay Jha, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Mãe Natureza

at 07:17 on May 26th, 2008

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