Olympic artist attacks China’s pomp and propaganda
In an attack on the “disgusting” political conditions in the one-party state, Ai Weiwei told the Guardian he would not attend the opening ceremony a year from now, or allow himself to be associated with either the
Tibetan PM to visit Sonepat and Lucknow
Kalon Tripa is expected to attend the inaugural function of a branch office of Youth Liberation front of Tibet in Sonepat, Haryana on 17 August. Tibetan Prime Minister Prof.
New measures on reincarnation reveal Party’s objectives of political control
The Chinese government has announced new measures, translated below into English by ICT, stating that all reincarnated lamas (tulkus) must have government approval. The measures, which are
Squeezed freedoms in Buddhist Tibet
The Dalai Lama is in here, but we cannot speak about him: A Tibetan man, pointing to his heart. In the third of a series of pieces from Tibet, the BBC’s Michael Bristow looks at the