(New York) – Chinese authorities have formally charged well-known journalist and author Du Bin (杜斌) with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” Human Rights Watch said today. Police in Beijing took...

A prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader and educator from Amdo has been detained and ‘disappeared’, and his vocational school abruptly closed, with families instructed to collect their children immediately. Source

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Japan scrambles fighter jets after more than 10 Chinese and Russian warplanes flew near its islands.

Reincarnation must follow Chinese laws and be endorsed by Beijing, Tibetan Buddhist leader Panchen Lama has said in an apparent reference to the succession of the Dalai Lama. Speaking at an official symposium in Shigatse on Monday, the Panchen...

The latest blow in the campaign to erase Tibetan religion and identity shutters one of Golog’s few independent Tibetan-language schools. The post China Detains Respected Tibetan Educator Dorje Tenzin, Closes His School first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Best of 2025: Fiber Artists Leading the Resurgence of Textile Art This year, fiber art has been gaining even more momentum in museums and galleries around the world. Just this past spring, the Museum of Modern Art in New...

A collection of some of our favorite articles from the past year The post Tricycle’s Top Articles of 2025 appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, also known in official records as Waxi Longre, was reportedly found dead on March 28, 2025, at an apartment located in VinHomes Central Park, one of the most high-profile residential complexes...

Her friends warned her not to go. But pro-Tibet activist Zhang Yadi wanted to see her family and so travelled home to China this summer, hoping the trip would go as smoothly as previous visits. Instead, she disappeared and...

Yangchen Lachungpa is accused of building trafficking corridors leading out of the country.

Arrested in 2013 on India’s Himalayan border after fleeing Beijing’s ‘genocide’ against Muslims in Xinjiang, the siblings have been imprisoned indefinitely ever since thenOn the evening of 12 June 2013, according to court documents, three “Chinese intruders” were arrested...

A young man in China who rode an electric motorcycle from his hometown in eastern China to Tibet has helped a woman realise her wish of bringing her deceased son’s photo to a stone renowned for being the closest...

Actor is executive producer of a new documentary about the Dalai Lama

Ann Tashi Slater talks with writer Ann Patchett about being an accidental bookstore owner, the presence of death, and why writers should say no to lunch dates. The post On Attention, Appreciation, and Being Where You Are appeared first...

The fragile rapprochement between China and India faces a fresh test as New Delhi looks to promote its links with the sixth Dalai Lama, observers have warned. India is hosting the first international conference of the 17th century Tibetan...

A Chinese Christian debunks the official propaganda: there is no religious liberty under the Communist Party rule. The post The Dual Face of “Freedom of Belief” in China: Constitutional Promises and Real-World Persecution first appeared on Bitter Winter.

And how a new study may change how scientists think about animal hybrids.

Click to expand Image French President Emmanuel Macron and China's President Xi Jinping during the official welcoming ceremony in Beijing on April 6, 2023. © 2023 Sipa via AP Images (Paris) – French President Emmanuel Macron should privately and publicly...

The press, movies, and TV dramas can be strong allies of truth. They can also turn away from it, distracting the public through spectacle and display. The post When the Media and the Entertainment Industry Slander Religion first appeared...

On Friday, November 28, 2025, Tendor (Tenzin Dorjee) Tibet Action Institute’s Senior Researcher and Strategist, delivered powerful remarks at the United Nations in Geneva. Despite both China and Iran interrupting multiple times and demanding he be stopped from speaking,...

On Friday, November 28, 2025, Tendor (Tenzin Dorjee) Tibet Action Institute’s Senior Researcher and Strategist, delivered powerful remarks at the United Nations in Geneva. Despite both China and Iran interrupting multiple times and demanding he be stopped from speaking,...

‘Silent Night’ was written in the fallout of war and famine and still resonates today

A unique wedding tradition exists within China’s Yugur ethnic group which requires the groom to shoot three arrows at the bride, striking her clothing without causing her any harm. This unique ethnic minority who primarily live in the Sunan...