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Tibetans in turmoil

Photos: Tibetans in Sichuan

February 23, 2012

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

Database of Tibetan self-immolations

February 23, 2012

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

Tibet: Timeline of troubles

February 23, 2012

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

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

February 23, 2012

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

China keeps a lid on Tibet's troubles

February 23, 2012

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

Tibet: How the trouble started

February 23, 2012

Across the Tibetan plateau, monasteries are under tight controls.

What should the Dalai Lama do?

November 16, 2011

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

Self-immolations spread from Tibet to the diaspora

November 14, 2011

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

Tibet is burning

November 04, 2011

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

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

October 07, 2011

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

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