Dalai Lama speaks at NOVA Southeastern University in Davie, Florida
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet speaks at the NOVA Southeastern University in Davie, Florida on February 23, 2010. During NOVA Southeastern University's event, His Holiness spoke to the faculty, students and the general public about "The Effect of Compassion on the Global Community" in the Arena at NSU's Don Taft University Center. UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell
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Added March 10, 2009 with 25 photos
March 20, 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising when fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surrounded the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal. Today we take a look back at this historic struggle for freedom through the lens of UPI photographers.
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