WASHINGTON - Radio Free Asia marked its 29th anniversary today, when audiences in Beijing first accessed its inaugural Mandarin programming on Sept. 29, 1996. RFA President and CEO Bay Fang renewed the call for RFA’s work, as the governments of China and other authoritarian countries crack down on independent voices and a free press.

Beijing’s top internet regulator says it will target conflict, rumors, “negative outlooks on life.”

Zhang “Tara” Yadi disappeared on July 30. Rights groups fear she will face national security charges on Tibet.

Tibetan government in exile says the visit ‘rings hollow’ as Beijing ‘lacks both historical and popular legitimacy’

Removed was a multimedia installation by a Tibetan artist, the words “Hong Kong”, “Tibet” and “Uyghur” redacted.

Touted by China as the world's largest hydropower dam, it has raised concerns from neighbors and environmentalists.

Succession will be determined by Tibetan nonprofit and not China; India & U.S. support Tibetan tradition.

Three-day religious conference wraps up; voices of support ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday Sunday

The Tibetan spiritual leader's newly announced succession plan follows decades of balancing defiance and diplomacy.

The Tibetan spiritual leader says his team will find the next Dalai Lama as Beijing attempts to assert control.

Analysis: Naming a successor would influence a future for Tibetans that China has sought to steer.

Dignitaries gather to offer praise for the Tibetan spiritual leader, part of events marking a milestone birthday.

The resolution – introduced in both chambers of Congress – designates July 6 as ‘Day of Compassion.’

Yena Monastery heads sentenced to 3-4 years in prison for role in 2024 protests against hydropower project in Dege.

Gamers say it shows the government’s ‘fear of freedom’ as it extends its grip on dissent in the city.

After 28 years, Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated but rarely screened ‘Kundun’ is shown at the Tribeca Festival.

China’s team demanded removal of Tibetan activists from stadium, but spectators chanted for them to be allowed back

Henan, Hebei, Tibet and Xinjiang operate a regional censorship system that enable local governments more control.

A handful of former warriors, as old as 100, share stories of a vital chapter in modern Tibetan history.

AFCL has worked to hold power to account and inform the public with clarity and rigor.

Tulku Hungkar Dorjee died 49 days ago under mysterious circumstances while in Chinese custody.

The Panchen Lama was abducted on May 17, 1995 as part of China’s plan to control the succession of the Dalai Lama.

Beijing renames 27 places in Indian border state of Arunachal Pradesh, which it claims as part of southern Tibet.

For nearly three decades, Radio Free Asia has reported epochal moments in the history of modern Tibet.

Uyghur, Tibetan, Burmese will halt content production, programming on May 9

Financial challenges, authoritarian governments are sources of unrelenting pressure on independent reporting.

RFA reporting with ICIJ reveals how Beijing uses global institutions to silence critics abroad.

Leader of the Campaign for Uyghurs set to release a memoir that explores her story and her struggle against China.

The Panchen Lama turned 36 on Friday. Taken by China 30 years ago, his whereabouts remain a mystery.

Tibetan version of the British cartoon series is a “heartfelt offering” to the Dalai Lama, who turns 90 this year.