Tibet

Dalai Lama Says Trump Has a 'Lack of Moral Principle'

By Hillary Leung

Tibetan Activist Faces 15 Years in Prison For 'Inciting Separatism'

By Eli Meixler

The Dalai Lama Says the U.S. Is More 'Selfish' Under President Trump

By Katie Reilly

John Oliver Had an Enlightening Talk with the Dalai Lama on Last Week Tonight

By Melissa Locker

5 Ways China Is More Repressive Under President Xi Jinping

According to the 2016 report by the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China, there has been a broad corrosion of freedoms

By Charlie Campbell / Beijing October 6, 2016

See How This Giant Ice Avalanche Transformed a Valley

Before and after images taken by a satellite illustrate the scale of the damage

By Justin Worland and Marisa Gertz September 7, 2016

Chinese Tourists Love Tibet. But Does Tibet Love Them Back?

Many of the millions of Chinese holidaymakers remain unaware of the dissatisfaction that has infected Tibetan regions

By Hannah Beech / Beijing July 29, 2016

Lady Gaga Angers Chinese Fans by Meeting Dalai Lama

The Chinese government considers the 80-year-old a dangerous separatist

By Charlie Campbell / Beijing June 28, 2016

Why China Got Angry at Obama's Dalai Lama Meeting

It's all about the "century of humiliation"

By Tara John June 15, 2016

Re-Elected Tibetan Leader Pledges to Revive Awareness

He cited China's diplomatic power as a challenge to discussion of Tibet

By TIME Staff April 28, 2016

Xi Jinping Puts New Emphasis on 'Marxist Atheism'

He tells cadres to beware of "overseas infiltrations via religious means"

By Charlie Campbell / Beijing April 25, 2016

What a Semi-Nude Photo Shoot Says About China and Tibet

While professing reverence for Tibetan culture, Beijing is also swift to crack down on Tibetan freedom

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai April 14, 2016

Singing, Dancing Minorities: China's Political Theater

A profusion of ethnic dress at China's National People's Congress fails to hide the deep ethnic tensions in the country

By Hannah Beech / Beijing March 10, 2016

How I Overcame My Country's Cultural Bias Toward Women

Tibet must embrace education and change attitudes

By Jampa Latso / World Pulse March 3, 2016

Tibetan Monk in China Said to Self-Immolate in Protest

"[While he burned], he called out for Tibet’s complete independence"

By Simon Lewis March 2, 2016

China's Database of Living Buddhas

In a bid to control what happens after the Dalai Lama's passing, Beijing has begun to involve itself in the decidedly unsocialist topic of reincarnation

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai December 11, 2015

China Cremates Tibetan Monk Who Died in Custody

Chinese authorities continued to decline to offer a cause of death

By Nash Jenkins July 16, 2015

Death of Tibetan Monk in Chinese Custody Sparks Outrage

The cause of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's death remains unknown

By TIME Staff July 13, 2015

The Dalai Lama Talks About Aging Gracefully

On the morning of his 80th birthday

By Elizabeth Dias / Anaheim, Calif. July 6, 2015

See Rare Photos of the Dalai Lama Growing Up

Here's a look back at the life of the Tibetan Buddhist leader as he celebrates his 80th birthday

By TIME Photo July 6, 2015