Dalai Lama banned from S. African "Peace Conference"

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The South Africa 2010 World Cup Organizing Committee, which was to host a peace conference this week in Johannesburg to discuss football's role in fighting racism and xenophobia, has suspended the high-profile event in the wake of a row over the South African government closing its doors to the Dalai Lama.
Irvin Khosa, chairman of the South African football league, announced the postponement at a news conference Tuesday, without citing any concrete reason for it.
Pretoria had denied the Nobel Peace laureate a visa to attend the conference, scheduled for Friday, to avoid a confrontation with Beijing.
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http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=891528&SMap=1

Ironic especially considering South Africa's history.
 
[quote name='fatherofcaitlyn']Irony (and courage) would be Beijing getting banned for trying to bully South Africa. Haven't you seen Teaching Mrs. Tingle?[/quote]

No, I was busy watching "The Power of One".

Where is my exhilarating epic about the triumph of the human heart? This isn't motivational at all!
 
Now China has blocked youtube. At least every move they make gives them more western exposure.

Beijing (China) - YouTube has once again been blocked by the Chinese government. Google has been given no reason for the blockage, but discovered it themselves after noticing a decline in Chinese traffic around noon on Monday. Many believe the blockage relates to recent videos depicting alleged brutality by Chinese police in Tibet.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-41841-98.html
 
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