Tsering Shakya on Tibet, Development, and Diversity
In an interview with Himal Southasian, University of British Columbia historian Tsering Shakya...
by Samuel Wade | Jun 25, 2018
In an interview with Himal Southasian, University of British Columbia historian Tsering Shakya...
by Josh Rudolph | Mar 21, 2018
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results or are...
by Samuel Wade | Feb 20, 2018
Lhasa’s Jokhang temple, a sacred Tibetan Buddhist site dating back in parts to the seventh...
by Cindy | Jun 29, 2016
Award-winning Tibetan director Pema Tseden has been hospitalized since Monday with injuries...
by Josh Rudolph | Mar 9, 2016
American fast food giant Yum! Brands—a company that’s seen its share of profit and scandal...
by Samuel Wade | Nov 30, 2015
The New York Times’ Edward Wong reports on the erosion of Tibetan language by official...
by Cindy | Feb 24, 2015
The Tibetan Review reports that thousands of Tibetans in the province of Sichuan defied government...
by Josh Rudolph | Sep 27, 2013
Photographer Laurent Zyblerman and writer Eric Meyer were two of the first Western journalists...
by Sophie Beach | Apr 1, 2013
Outside Magazine has published a slideshow of photos by Phil Borges from his new book, Tibet: Culture on the Edge. The book documents Tibet as it confronts the triple threat of, “global warming, development, and cultural...
by Samuel Wade | Dec 13, 2012
Beautiful scenic photos of Tibet are a controversial matter. Posting them on Twitter will often lead to rebuke from vocal activists who argue that they gloss over the realities of Chinese rule: Typical #Tool used by #China...
by Scott Greene | Oct 10, 2011
India’s Sunday Guardian discusses the information war and repression of Tibetan identity in the context of a viral Tibetan rap video titled “Shapale,” named after the Tibetan meat dumpling hanging from the...
by Paulina Hartono | Jul 3, 2010
Rinchen Samdrup, brother of recently jailed Karma Samdrup, for inciting to split the country. From Reuters: A Chinese court on Saturday sentenced a Tibetan environmentalist who organized villagers to pick up litter and plant...
by Sophie Beach | Jun 23, 2010
The New York Times reports on the trial of Tibetan businessman Karma Samdrup, as part of a broader crackdown on prominent members of the Tibetan community since the riots in Lhasa in 2008: Exile groups and rights advocates say...
by Sophie Beach | Jan 7, 2010
A Tibetan documentary filmmaker has been sentenced to six years for a film he made that was critical of Beijing’s policies in Tibet. From the Guardian: Dhongdup Wangchen and his friend Golog Jigme, a monk, were detained...
by dwang | Mar 6, 2009
The Shanghaiist remarks on the debut of special Tibetan Barbie dolls from toymaker Mattel in Gonggar Airport in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region: The plastic princesses are part of a line of special edition...
by Sophie Beach | Mar 5, 2009
While tensions rise in Tibet and surrounding areas in the run-up to March 10, the Christian Science Monitor reports on how Tibetans are preserving their culture and language through the education of their children in exile: This...
by Sophia Cao | Mar 3, 2009
Explore.org made a documentary film on China two years ago to explore the issues of environment, human rights, public health, social changes, philosophy and education, via Link TV. Below is its introduction: With a population of...
by Sophie Beach | Feb 23, 2009
The Los Angeles Times reports on Tibetans’ boycott of the traditional new year festival in honor of those killed in the violence in last year’s rioting: The Tibetan New Year, or Losar, is normally the most festive...