Richard Gere, Goldie Hawn in India for Tibetan anniversary


DHARAMSALA, India, March 10 (AFP) - Hollwood stars Richard Gere and Goldie Hawn were among thousands of Tibetan supporters who gathered in this northern Indian hill town Wednesday to hear a speech by the Dalai Lama.

Gere and Hawn are two of the more high-profile members of a sizeable group within the US entertainment industry that has lent its support to the Tibetan freedom movement in recent years.

The two stars were in Dharamsala for events to mark the 40th anniversary of the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule.

"His gift to this world is to remind all beings on this earth of their own potential to experience kindness and compassion," Hawn told AFP.

"It hurts my heart that these gentle people have been the object of abuse. I meditate for the freeing of Tibet and therefore the freeing of mankind," she said.

Gere and Hawn heard the Dalai Lama condemn Chinese represion in Tibet in a 20-minute speech that also contained an impassioned appeal for Beijing to resume a dialogue on Tibet's future.

Richard Gere has long been an outspoken critic of Chinese policies in Tibet and has met the Dalai Lama on numerous occasions.

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