Tibetan environmentalist to stand trial
An award-winning Tibetan environmentalist goes on trial tomorrow (Saturday), the third of three brothers to face jail after clashing with Chinese Communist Party
Prosperity vs. Human Rights: The Dalai Lama’s Urgent Message for the West
The Dalai Lama’s 75th birthday on July 6 marks a bittersweet milestone. The anniversary is cause for celebration that his message of peace has become so widespread, yet it is also illustrative of his mortal frailty as China’s power
Fear lingers in Tibet two years after riots
Outward normality has returned to the thin air of Tibet’s capital Lhasa. But, more than two years after ethnic violence erupted there, residents still talk of fear
China Puts Best Face Forward With News Channel
The Xinhua News Agency, China’s dominant news service and the propaganda arm of the Communist Party, introduced a 24-hour English-language news channel and is prep
Tibetans may be the fastest evolving race
Eventually their bodies begin to produce more oxygen-carrying hemoglobin and they adapt to the environment. But Tibetans, because of their genetic variations, are able to function with lower levels of hemoglobin