August 2011

Tibetans in exile elect their first lay prime minister

August 2011

The Kalachakra for World Peace, a new Tibetan leader, a feminist milestone for Tibetan Buddhists and more

June 2011

A new prime minister, a new role for the Dalai Lama - what the new era could bring for Tibet's government-in-exile

November 2010

Aung San Suu Kyi is freed, the results of the primaries for the Tibetan government-in-exile, how Tibetans are expressing their hopes and frustrations through the arts, and first-time meditators talk about the surprises — and the waffles.

November 2010

The results of the primaries for the Tibetan government-in-exile are in. This emerging democracy managed to coordinate a global election on a single day. Add to that riot police seizing ballot boxes, and foreign governments refusing to release results, and you get a uniquely Tibetan political experience. We hear from Dharamsala political watcher, Tenzin Tsundue about what it all means for the Tibetan cause.

November 2010

Tibetans in exile cheer the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest in Burma

October 2010

How it feels to vote for the first time, a Tibetan Stanford student teaches critical thinking at TCV, and debunking meditation myths.

October 2010

Lhakpa Kyizom cast her vote for the very first time in a Tibetan election and gives her personal experience of the process.

May 2009

Democracy in China, death sentences for protesters, and the Dalai Lama on how to stay calm when the going gets tough.

May 2009

Chin Jin of the Chinese Democracy Movement reflects on what Chinese democracy might mean for Tibet as well as what the Dalai Lama means to him.