Articles
Tibetans Turn to Alternative Protest as Self-Immolations Prove Futile
Last year, Norbu Jorden ran away to New Delhi to set himself on fire. Driven by accounts of other self-immolations by Tibetans — there have been 112 deaths since...
As Tibetans Burn Themselves to Protest Chinese Rule, Communists in Beijing Stress Happiness in Tibet
On Nov 9 thousands of Tibetans students gathered in the historic monastery town of Rebkong to protest Chinese rule over the restive Tibetan plateau where nearly...
The Orphans of the Sino-Indian War: 50 Years Later, What Next for the Tibetans?
Late last month, more than four hundred Tibetans met in Dharamsala, the northern Indian hill town that hosts the Tibetan government-in-exile. Before a portrait...
As Tibetans Mark ‘National Uprising Day’, Tensions Simmer on the High Plateau
It’s known as National Uprising Day to the Tibetans: On March 10, 1959, Tibetans, who had watched Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops march in less than a...
Reads from Around the World: Tibet, Tsunamis and TV Talk
Tibetan Turmoil – The South China Morning Post reports another Tibetan has been shot dead in escalating protests in the western part of China’s Sichuan province...
Photo Essays
The Dalai Lama: Six Decades of Spiritual Leadership
The Dalai Lama may be stepping away from his long-standing role leading negotiations with Beijing on Tibet's future, but his role as Tibetans' spiritual leader...
A New Tibet
As the modern world and information age crashes down the mountains, the once isolated land struggles to maintain its ancient Buddhist traditions. Photographs by...
