Much like the Sioux in North Dakota, indigenous people in Tibet and elsewhere are fighting attempts by industry and government to despoil the earth in the name of progress.

Having launched a massive ‘counter-terrorism’ campaign against Tibetans, the Chinese military is now confronting the backlash.

High in the Himalayas, Everest climbers can only hope for the best after Saturday's devastating earthquake.

The Dalai Lama is a spiritual office created for partly political reasons, and political intrigue has always played a part in its succession.

How the traditional death and mummification of a Buddhist monk turned into a wild Western fantasy

The Dalai Lama met publically with President Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast, with predictable outcry from China. But nothing has really changed on either side—which is bad news for Tibet.

It’s the worst escalation in anti-Chinese protests in almost two years—three self-immolations in a week—and Facebook is trying to pretend like none of it ever happened.