Tibet

What life is like for the quarter-million residents of fortress villages in Tibet.

The U.S. government has shifted language away from Beijing’s position.

Since 2015, a previously unnoticed network of roads, buildings, and military outposts has been constructed deep in a sacred valley in Bhutan.

The Chinese Communist Party claims ultimate control over Tibetan souls.

A Tibetan case reveals how the Chinese Communist Party coerces communities worldwide.

Tough on China or not, a second term would only spell more misery for Tibetans and other communities victimized by Beijing.

The messaging app was a lifeline—and a political danger.

Xi Jinping is bringing methods honed in Xinjiang back to the Himalayas.

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His nephew, a government minister, says the award was rescinded after a meeting with the Dalai Lama.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