Tibet

The 2008 games were supposed to help liberalize China. Instead the party learned it could get away with anything.

Spring Festival is coming, but the country's politics remain frozen.

Beijing’s Buddhist diplomacy depends on controlling the Tibetan leader’s next reincarnation.

The Chinese leader’s cult reaches into the most remote regions of the country.

Cambodian dissidents come under cyberattack in run-up to sham election.

With Xi Jinping's great power comes great irresponsibility.

Tibetans are setting themselves on fire in record numbers to protest Beijing’s heavy hand. But the brutal cycle of violence is only increasing.

Tibet’s spiritual figurehead ridicules Chinese officials on HBO show.

His nephew, a government minister, says the award was rescinded after a meeting with the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama spoke about peace-building and the Orlando shootings in front of an audience in Washington, D.C.

From Iran to China, repressive governments are posing as journalists to hack into the computers of dissidents and other enemies of the state.

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How to think rationally about fighting for Tibetans.