After Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama hopes for Liu Xiaobo freedom

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DHARAMSALA: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday welcomed the release of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and hoped China too would free fellow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and "other prisoners of conscience".

"I welcome the release of fellow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and extend my appreciation to the military regime in Myanmar. I extend my full support and solidarity to the movement for democracy in Burma and take this opportunity to appeal to freedom-loving people all over the world to support such non-violent movements," the Dalai Lama, who himself is a Nobel Peace laureate, said in a message from Japan.

"I pray and hope that the government of the People's Republic of China will release fellow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and other prisoners of conscience who have been imprisoned for exercising their freedom of expression," said the Dalai Lama, 75, who is currently touring Japan.

The Dalai Lama and his supporters fled Tibet and took refuge in India when Chinese troops moved in and took control of Lhasa in 1959. He has since headed the Tibetan government-in-exile from here.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/After-Suu-Kyi-Dalai-Lama-hopes-for-Liu-Xiaobo-freedom/articleshow/6929247.cms


When will the Chinese finally allow the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet (without arrest and torture of course)?

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1. K&R...nt

Sid

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2. Thanks.

K & R :thumbsup:

[berni_mccoy]

3. K&R

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4. Good for the Dalai Lama

For both Nobel laureates.

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5. Tools of the CIA and British secret service

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6. Kick for Aung San Suu Kyi! She's been a huge story here in Australia

[JNelson6563]

7. K&R

Thanks for posting and helping to keep this important topic at the fore. :hi:

Julie

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8. kick