On a recent Sunday in Jackson Heights, Queens, Dorjee Gyaltsen stands in a pastel blue and yellow classroom in front of a large whiteboard at the Danang Cultural School. He’s using his modest artistic abilities to draw a rabbit,...

A transgender Zen student reflects on his Buddhist journey. The post On Transitioning appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Erhan Tuncel, a Turkish immigrant and taxi driver, first met Zohran Mamdani in 2021 when the then-brand-new New York State Assemblymember joined dozens of taxi drivers in a hunger strike outside City Hall.  For 45 days, they demanded debt...

How meditation can strengthen our innate capacities for compassion and wisdom The post Tapping into Our Basic Goodness appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

China has been urged to use the resumption of visits to Tibet by Indian pilgrims to improve relations between the two countries after years of tensions. Earlier this year, China said it would allow pilgrims to return to the...

Further police repression against the Qigong-based movement is likely to follow. The post Chinese Communist Party Launches a Campaign Labeling Bodhi Gong as a “Criminal Gang” first appeared on Bitter Winter.

By Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy In March 2025, the Chinese embassy in India, in collaboration with the government of Bhutan, organised Chinese New Year celebrations in Thimphu. Following the event, Bhutan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement referring to Tibet as...

Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.

Their supply chains include critical minerals for the extraction of which forced labor is massively used. The post Dozens of Western Companies Connected with Slave Labor in the Uyghur Region first appeared on Bitter Winter.

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

China’s top security official has called for the defeat of “separatism” as he inspected northwestern Qinghai province, birthplace of the exiled Dalai Lama, three weeks before the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is expected to announce his succession plan. During...

The life and legacy of the Chinese Buddhist monk Taixu The post Buddhism for This World appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Why is the CCP so fearful of what is, after all, just a humorous game about the conflict between China and “separatists”? The post “Reversed Front: Bonfire” in Hong Kong: Play a Mobile Game, Go to Jail first appeared...

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

How a highly auspicious plant became an object of envy in rural Nepal The post The Two Truths of Bodhichitta appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Speaking at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on May 13, former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that democracies must remain united and that “Taiwan’s security is essential to regional stability and to defending democratic values amid mounting authoritarianism.”

From Tuesday to Wednesday last week, more than 142 participants, largely comprised of parliamentarians from 29 countries, took part in the World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet (WPCT) in Tokyo. This was the ninth such convention, with the first one held in New Delhi in 1994.

During thorny human rights talks with China on Friday, the European Union voiced concerns about what it called a “deterioration of fundamental freedoms” in the country. The EU cited “government interference” in the succession plan for the Dalai Lama,...

A century after the disappearance of explorer George Mallory, his photos and diary offer a valuable baseline for investigating impacts of tourism and climate change on the Tibet side of Everest.

China’s President waited a decade before meeting the highly loyal religious leader. The encounter was likely related to the Dalai Lama’s succession. The post Why Did Xi Jinping Meet the Fake Panchen Lama? first appeared on Bitter Winter.

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

Aung San Suu Kyi—beloved as “Amay Suu” by the people of Myanmar—is celebrated as a brave, nonviolent champion of democracy and a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. To the world, she remains a symbol of resilience; to some, a misunderstood...

Looking for a new job? It can be hard to avoid becoming a target for China and others who want access to the secrets you know. Here's some points to watch for. The post Need a Job? Who's a...

Mobile game allows players to role-play as rebel forces opposing China’s communist regime.

Click to expand Image The Delegation of the European Union to China hosted a reception to mark the 50th anniversary of EU-China relations and to celebrate Europe Day, May 6, 2025. © 2025 European Union This year marks some...