Tibet

Sacred Spaces
Tibetans in Massachusetts celebrate 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
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Turning 90, Tibet’s Dalai Lama says he will be reborn
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Sacred Nation
Immersive shrine installation comes with chanting and controversy
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Buddhist shrine enters Brooklyn Museum
4:57
Tibetan children subject to abuse in Chinese government schools
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Giant quake rocks sacred Tibetan town
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Scientists find ancient viruses frozen in a Tibet glacier
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Traveling monks work on a sand mandala at Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois.
Sacred Nation
Tibetan monks on tour in US as China continues to restrict religion in Tibet
Exile Tibetan booth officials look at a green book, a necessary document for Tibetans to vote, during the second and final round of voting to elect their parliamentarians and the leader of the Central Tibetan Administration
Elections
Tibetans in exile elect a new president
The US draws a red line, saying China cannot name Tibetan Buddhism’s next leader
China's red flag is show flying on a pole with the large white facade of the Potala Palace in the distance.
Conflict & Justice
China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
A white woman holds up a drawing of a plant next to a Chinese woman sitting at a table together
US-China relations
Confucius Institutes push back against Pompeo’s assertion they should close
A woman stands at a podium. Behind her is a sign that says "Tibet will be free."
On the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising, activists say the ‘resistance spirit’ is still alive
Padma Angdu was anointed as a Tibetan Buddhist rinpoche, or enlightened being, in 2010. He was 6 years old at the time.
Belief
Reincarnating as an enlightened being isn’t easy. Especially when you’re 6 years old.
Kilian Jornet climbing Mount Everest
Sports
Catalan climber tops Mount Everest twice in one week
Young boy holds Tibet flag at independence protest.
Education
Policy or discrimination? UMass Amherst student prevented from carrying Tibetan flag at graduation.
‘The new student is the Dalai Lama!’ by Nana (koadenium).
Culture
Do blondes have better karma? Dalai Lama reimagines himself as ‘mischievous blonde.’ Really.
Here is the Dalai Lama not meeting with President Obama on February 5, 2015, in Washington. Instead, he is shaking hands with Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor to the US president.
Global Politics
Meeting with the Dalai Lama can come with a price
China highlands
Environment
A new book documents China’s exploitation of Tibet’s natural resources
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Global Politics
Hong Kong immigrants use Broadway show tunes to bring the democracy protests to Time Square
Hello Kitty
Global Scan
Japan’s Hello Kitty is not a kitty at all — she’s an English school girl
American radio journalist Jocelyn Ford and Tibetan migrant Zanta are the main characters in “Nowhere to Call Home.”
Culture
Prejudice, exclusion and sexism is all part of life for a Tibetan migrant in Beijing
Miss Tibet 2013, Tenzing Lhamo, is a Tibetan American living in Madison, Wisconsin.
Arts, Culture & Media
Miss Tibet 2013 is from Wisconsin — and she’s never been to Tibet
A traditional Tibetan 'khabsey', or cookie, called 'sangha bahaley.' One of the many treats Tibetans eat on Lunar New Year, or Losar.
Arts, Culture & Media
Tibetans in the US still see the New Year as a time to celebrate, despite the conditions back home
Woeser on a visit to Tibet, where she grew up.
Global Politics
This woman is the voice of Tibet for China and the world
Arts, Culture & Media
Shangri-La is no more, after a massive fire devastates an ancient Tibetan village
Tibetan exiles in Sikkin, along the India/China border.
Lifestyle & Belief
What it’s like on a 9,000 mile journey along India’s borders
Environment
China’s economic rise fuels growth among outdoor pursuits
Dalai Lama gathers Tibetan exiles for summit
China responds to human rights criticism
PRI’s ‘The World’: Olympic debate
America, China, and Tibet
‘Here and Now’: China, Tibet and the Olympics
Arts, Culture & Media
Isolated Long Lost Kingdom of the Himalayas
Conflict & Justice
Remembering Beastie Boy Adam Yauch and the Free Tibet Movement
Conflict & Justice
China’s Latest Efforts to Stop Self-Immolation Protesters
Arts, Culture & Media
German Geologist Says Buddhist Statue Made From Ancient Meteorite
Conflict & Justice
Oregon Mural Irks China
The World on Twitter: Tuesday Aug. 21
Conflict & Justice
Tibet Self-Immolations Spread To Lhasa
Conflict & Justice
Tibet on the Pages of Comic Books
Conflict & Justice
Self-Immolation in Tibet
Arts, Culture & Media
Finding Balance: Buddhism And Modern Life In China
Conflict & Justice
Tibetans elect new prime minister-in-exile
Global Politics
Nepal-China relations worry Tibetan refugees
Global Politics
Dalai Lama to Step Down
Tibetan Medicine
Global Politics
China’s controlled day of mourning for last week’s earthquake
Global Politics
This week’s agenda: Dalai Lama’s White House visit, US-Islamic world forum
Global Politics
Takeouts: Dalai Lama’s presidential treatment, Olympics update
Arts, Culture & Media
During China visit, will the president discuss Tibet?
Global Politics
50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama in exile
Arts, Culture & Media
Dalai Lama puts Tibetan New Year celebrations on hold
Global Politics
Chinese and Tibetan envoys talk in Beijing, but agenda and goals remain secret
Environment
Nicholas Kristof on the Chinese earthquake and unrest in Tibet
Business, Economics and Jobs
Resettling Tibetan nomads
Arts, Culture & Media
Evolutionary pressures brought swift genetic change in Tibet
Environment
Mourning China’s earthquake victims
Global Politics
Aid effort in western China intensifies
Global Politics
Rescue efforts continue after China quake