Tibet
China collecting DNA samples from across Tibet, says rights group
Human Rights Watch claims new evidence of a systemic DNA collection drive across Tibet as part of a ‘crime detection’ program
Helen Davidson in Taipei
05, Sep, 2022 @5:51 AM
Covid outbreak in Tibet leaves thousands of Chinese tourists stranded
Travellers barred from sightseeing or returning home until confirmed clear of disease as authorities struggle to contain cases
Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent
19, Aug, 2022 @4:28 PM
Experience: I led a renters’ rebellion – and won
There were mice, cockroaches, leaks, mould. Something had to be done
Tsering Lhundup
01, Jul, 2022 @9:00 AM
The Velvet Queen review – powerful hymn to the land of the snow leopard
This account of a photography expedition in Tibet goes beyond usual nature documentary territory in its writerly contemplation of the wild
Peter Bradshaw
25, Apr, 2022 @10:00 AM
Tibet builds makeshift Covid hospitals despite one case since pandemic began
The move in Tibet, which has reported one Covid case since 2020, comes as 16 million people remain in lockdown in Shanghai
Helen Davidson in Taipei
21, Apr, 2022 @11:22 AM
‘We are so divided now’: how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders
The long read: The arrest of a Tibetan New York city cop on spying charges plays into the community’s long-held suspicions that the People’s Republic is watching them
Lauren Hilgers
26, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM
Celtics’ China broadcasts erased after Kanter attacks ‘cultural genocide’ in Tibet
Highlights of Boston Celtics games have been erased from the NBA’s Chinese broadcast partner after one of the team’s players attacked government policy in Tibet
Guardian sport
21, Oct, 2021 @4:15 PM
Man given death sentence for ex-wife’s livestream murder that shocked China
Brutal death of social media star Lhamo has shone spotlight on domestic violence in the country
Helen Davidson and Vincent Ni
14, Oct, 2021 @11:55 AM
Balloon review – beauty and melancholy in Tibet’s sheep-herding life
Writer-director Pema Tseden tells this story of a clash between modernity and tradition as a woman is dismayed to find she is pregnant
Phuong Le
26, Sep, 2021 @8:41 AM
Embrace Communist rule, China tells Tibet on 70th anniversary of invasion
Politburo official makes remarks at Tibetan palace amid crackdown on practice of non-Han religions
Helen Davidson in Taipei
20, Aug, 2021 @9:38 AM
Tibet and China clash over next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
The spiritual leader has mused that he may return as a woman. But his succession has turned into a political battle
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent
31, Jul, 2021 @3:13 PM
Tibet monks jailed with no apparent evidence of wrongdoing, says HRW
Four men were jailed for up to 20 years after violent raid on monastery in 2019, says Human Rights Watch
Helen Davidson in Taipei
06, Jul, 2021 @1:00 PM
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