11 Jul
2011
11 Jul
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12:20 p.m.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2011
Contact: Rohit Mahajan 202 530 4976 mahajanr(a)rfa.org
<mailto:mahajanr@rfa.org>
Radio Free Asia Hosts Dalai Lama on Anniversary Year
His Holiness commends RFA for educating those who 'have no freedom of
information'
WASHINGTON, DC - Radio Free Asia (RFA) today hosted His Holiness the
Dalai Lama at its Washington, DC headquarters. The Tibetan spiritual
leader made remarks on RFA's 15th anniversary year to staff from all
nine RFA language services, commending them for delivering a free press
to closed societies. Also during the visit, the Nobel Peace Prize
laureate was interviewed by RFA's Mandarin service, with questions
submitted from RFA's Tibetan, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Uyghur services.
In his address to RFA's staff, the Dalai Lama spoke about the value of
democracy, freedom, and civil law, citing education as the key to
ensuring those principles to endure. The Dalai Lama said RFA is
"extremely helpful" and lauded its services for their contribution in
working to "educate people who have no freedom of information."
The spiritual leader also spoke about the crises and turmoil in recent
years in mainland China facing Uyghurs, Tibetans, and more recently
people living in Inner Mongolia, referring to them as "brothers" in
their challenges.
RFA's exclusive interview was webcast live on its Mandarin and Tibetan
sites, and made available online and via shortwave and satellite to
listeners in China. The Nobel laureate is in Washington for the 11-day
Buddhist Kalachakra ritual, which concludes this week.
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