February 2012

In February alone, there have been 5 confirmed and 3 unconfirmed cases of self-immolation in Tibet. Here's what you can do.

June 2011

With the Dalai Lama's retirement, a new era begins for Tibet government-in-exile; China's security is threatened by a song about pastry; and we learn how to develop a healthy sense of self

February 2011

Dr. David Harrison, a leading specialist in the study of endangered languages, considers what might happen to the Tibetan language.

December 2010

By now, most have heard of jailed Chinese literary critic Liu Xiaobo. But fewer have heard of the human-rights manifesto that led to his imprisonment.

May 2010

Why the Dalai Lama matters, art as refuge for Tibetan kids, a musician's Indian sojourn and a wrapup of the news.

May 2010

China's best bet for winning global respect is the Dalai Lama himself, says eminent Tibet scholar Robert Thurman.

April 2010

Profile of Arjia Rinpoche, who survived under harsh Chinese rule after witnessing the torture and arrest of his monastery family.

February 2010

Google's threat to pull out of China, Obama meets the Dalai Lama, a Buddhist view of depression, Techung's music and help an imprisoned lama.

February 2010

A look into Google's threat to pull out of China and what it means for human-rights activists. Guest: Arvind Ganesan of Human Rights Watch.

January 2010

Ngabo Ngawang Jigme dies, Matthieu Ricard on the skill of happiness, the film "The Sun Behind the Clouds" and a news roundup.

January 2010

Ngabo Ngawang Jigme, perhaps the most complex figure in recent Tibetan history, died in Beijing in December 2009.

January 2010

An excerpt from the documentary film about Tibet “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom.”

August 2009

Tibetans in east­ern Tibet are allowed to com­mem­o­rate the Dalai Lama’s birth­day, plague quar­an­tine in Tibet lifted, Uighur activism in China and more.

June 2009

Journalist Adi Ignatius, co-editor of the book Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhou Ziyang, reads an excerpt from the book.

June 2009

A more complete version of Christal Smith's interview with Adi Ignatius about the secret journal of a Chinese premier.