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August 17, 2017

Kalahari Bushmen appeal to Dalai Lama

The Bushmen of Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve have written a moving appeal to the Dalai Lama, who is scheduled to visit Botswana this month, criticising their country’s government for its brutal policies and urging him to speak out.
June 22, 2012

Dalai Lama brings message of hope to Scotland

Tibet's globally respected spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has arrived in Scotland. He is embarking on a two-day tour of three Scottish cities.
March 30, 2012

Dalai Lama is awarded the 2012 Templeton Prize

The Dalai Lama, already a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is the recipient of the 2012 Templeton Prize, often called the most prestigious award in religion
July 7, 2010

Dalai Lama sad at China's refusal to allow Tibetan celebrations

The Dalai Lama says he had mixed emotions when he turned 75 this week, because of the continuing plight of people in his homeland, Tibet.
March 25, 2009

South African anti-racism conference postponed over Dalai Lama row

The organizers of a South African anti-racism conference in the run up to the soccer World Cup have postponed the gathering after protests about its refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to attend the event.
March 24, 2009

Tutu will boycott anti-racism conference if Dalai Lama stays banned

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has said he will pull out of a Johannesburg conference to fight racism after a "disgraceful" decision by Pretoria to ban the Dalai Lama from attending.
May 27, 2008

Dalai Lama meets with Brown and church leaders

The Dalai Lama has had a series of meetings in the UK, with figures including Gordon Brown, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Prince Charles.
May 23, 2008

Brown to meet with Dalai Lama at Lambeth Palace

Gordon Brown will meet the Dalai Lama at Lambeth Palace, the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, today. The British Prime Minister has been accused of "kow-towing" to China by meeting the exiled Tibetan leader in his capacity as a spiritual leader.
May 8, 2008

Orthodox leader and Dalai Lama make Time magazine top 100

Bartholomeos I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, has joined the Dalai Lama as one of two international religious figures named in the "Time 100" list, the people deemed by Time magazine to be the world's most influential persons.