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Tibetans in turmoil

Lifestyle

Photos: Tibetans in Sichuan

GlobalPost

February 23, 2012

Tibetan Buddhists find ways to carry forbidden pictures of the Dalai Lama.

Conflict

Database of Tibetan self-immolations

GlobalPost

February 23, 2012

Who are the 22 Tibetans who have set themselves on fire since February 2009?

Conflict

Tibet: Timeline of troubles

GlobalPost

February 23, 2012

Connecting the dots from 2008's Lhasa riots to the spate of at least 21 recent self-immolations.

Conflict

Tibet: Does China care what other countries have to say?

GlobalPost

February 23, 2012

China is quick to censor discussion about Tibet inside its own borders.

Conflict

China keeps a lid on Tibet's troubles

GlobalPost

February 23, 2012

When roadblocks fail, monks self-censor to avoid trouble.

Conflict

Tibet: How the trouble started

GlobalPost

February 23, 2012

Across the Tibetan plateau, monasteries are under tight controls.

Commentary

What should the Dalai Lama do?

GlobalPost

November 16, 2011

Q & A with Robert Barnett, director of the Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia Univ.

Lifestyle

Self-immolations spread from Tibet to the diaspora

GlobalPost

November 14, 2011

China's rising economic might is making the plight of the Tibetans look more desperate than ever.

Conflict

Tibet is burning

GlobalPost

November 04, 2011

Opinion: What compels a Buddhist nun to burn herself alive?

Conflict

Tibet: What does a trend of self-immolations tell us?

GlobalPost

October 07, 2011

Q & A with Tenzin Dorjee, executive director of New York City's Students for a Free Tibet.

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