Interview: The Dalai Lama – by Anirudh Mathur
By Anirudh Mathur |27 January 2012 The Dalai Lama spoke to Anirudh Mathur about Chinese protests, the future of the Tibetan movement, the stagnancy of capitalism, and his amazing vitality. The full interview can be found in Outlook Magazine,India: A Bodhissatva is an enlightened being; one who has postponed their own Nirvana in order [...]







Tibetans Burn Selves for Freedom – by Ming Xia
By Ming Xia | The Diplomat | February 7, 2012 News today that three Tibetan herders may have set themselves alight highlights the increasing frequency with which Tibetans (usually monks or nuns) have been turning to self-immolation, bringing to 19 the total that have done so in the past year. Why are Tibetans setting themselves [...]