South Africa government criticized over Dalai Lama
JOHANNESBURG - Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has sharply criticized the South African government after the Dalai Lama did not receive a visa to travel to South Africa.
The Tibetan spiritual leader, labeled a separatist by China, had sought a South African visa so he could attend a meeting of Nobel peace laureates in Cape Town on Oct. 13-15.
Tutu, a friend of the Dalai Lama and a fellow Nobel peace laureate, said this week that it is shameful that the Dalai Lama cannot attend a meeting meant to honor anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, who died last year.
