Dalai Lama starts London tour

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bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008            

The Dalai Lama is set to meet British dignitaries during his visit The Dalai Lama has arrived in London at the start of a 10-day visit to the UK. The Tibetan spiritual leader will address Parliament and give evidence on human rights to a parliamentary committee during his trip. Prime Minister... [read full story]                    

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Profile: The Dalai Lama

bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008          

In March 1959, as Chinese troops crushed an attempted uprising in Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, fled into India. Then a young man in his mid-20s, the future must have seemed bleak. With few countries prepared to respond to China's actions, he faced a difficult task to protect...                    

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Anger at Dalai Lama reception

scotsman.com     20-May-2008          

THE Dalai Lama arrived in Britain today amid outrage that he is not being received at Downing Street. The Tibetan spiritual leader will attend Parliament to give evidence on human rights to MPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee during his 11-day trip. Instead of the political setting called for by...                    

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Dalai Lama begins disputed UK tour

timesonline.co.uk     20-May-2008          

The Dalai Lama arrived in London today at the start of a controversial 11-day tour of the UK. His trip will include a meeting with Gordon Brown, but the Prime Minister has opted not to invite His Holiness to Downing Street in an apparent bid to avoid confrontation with China over Tibet. Beijing...                    

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The Dalai Lama's visit

libdemblogs.co.uk     20-May-2008          

I can see no good reason why the Dalai Lama should not be met at 10 Downing Street, unless it is another example of Brown being a bottle-job. Even Bush met the Dalai Lama publicly! In fact Brown should publicly meet the Dalai Lama to send a powerful message to the...                    

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Dalai Lama criticises 'one-sided' Chinese teaching

guardian.co.uk     20-May-2008          

The Dalai Lama arrives outside his hotel in central London, at the start of an 11-day visit to Britain. Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images The Dalai Lama today avoided politics and concentrated on education as his high-profile visit to the UK began. The Tibetan spiritual leader was...                    

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Dalai Lama welcomed to UK

itn.co.uk     20-May-2008          

The Dalai Lama has avoided politics on the first day of a high-profile visit to the UK. The first engagement for Tibet's spiritual leader on his 11-day stay was a ceremony at London Metropolitan University where he received an honorary doctorate in philosophy. "Many people will conclude that the...                    

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Warm start to exiled Dalai Lama’s visit

timesonline.co.uk     20-May-2008          

The Dalai Lama arrived in London yesterday to begin a politically sensitive 11-day tour of Britain, delivering his first lecture a safe diplomatic distance from Downing Street. Having been snubbed this week by all but one German minister, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet was received with...                    

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UK university honours Dalai Lama

bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008          

The Dalai Lama received an honorary doctorate for promoting global peace The Tibetan spiritual leader has received an honorary doctorate from London Metropolitan University for "promoting peace globally". The Dalai Lama was in London at the start of a 10-day visit to the UK. Prime Minister Gordon...                    

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The Dalai Lama Receives An Honorary Doctorate

tiscali.co.uk     21-May-2008          

LONDON - MAY 20: The Dalai Lama receives an Honorary Doctorate from the London Metropolitan University on May 20, 2008 in London. The Dalai Lama is visiting the United Kingdom on a six day visit. He will meet with Parliamentarians and the Prime Minister later this week. (Photo by Peter...                    

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Dalai Lama's meeting with Gordon Brown

telegraph.co.uk     21-May-2008          

The visit of the Dalai Lama to this country could hardly come at a more delicate moment. Two months ago, the 49th anniversary of the failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet was marked by protests led by Buddhist monks, drawing a harsh response from Beijing. There followed the troubled world...                    

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