Nov 19th, 2008 · Hundreds of Tibetan exiles have convened in Dharamsala, India, to discuss a new China strategy. China has warned against any efforts at Tibetan independence. Earlier this month, the Dalai Lama acknowledged that talks with China to win greater autonomy had not been successful. Robbie Barnett, a professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, tells Renee Montagne why that comment is significant.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · With the Olympics in Beijing less than a month away, the global spotlight is on China — and its treatment of Tibet. The Dalai Lama's chief negotiator, Lodi Gyari discusses the protests, the Olympics, and the best way for Tibet to push for autonomy.
May 27th, 2008 · The Karmapa, one of the most important leaders in Tibetan Buddhism, is visiting the United States. Some think the young lama will succeed the Dalai Lama as the next spokesman for Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet. Co-host Renee Montagne talks to Robert Thurman, professor of Buddhist studies at Columbia University, about the 22-year-old Karmapa.
May 5th, 2008 · Two envoys of the Dalai Lama are holding informal talks with Chinese authorities. According to a statement from the Dalai Lama's office, the representatives intended to convey his "deep concerns" over China's actions in Tibet and make "suggestions to bring peace to the region."
Apr 28th, 2008 · A new documentary captures the Dalai Lama's 2007 appearance at New York Radio City Music Hall. Nicholas Vreeland, director of New York's Tibet Center and executive producer of The Dalai Lama: Peace and Prosperity, talks about the making of his movie.
Apr 14th, 2008 · Renee Montagne talks to the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, about continuing protests against Chinese rule in Tibet. She interviewed him Sunday in Seattle in the midst of a five-day conference on compassion. The Dalai Lama renews his call for autonomy for Tibet within China, and says China is carrying out "cultural genocide" in Tibet.
Apr 12th, 2008 · Protesters on the Olympic torch route have decried the human rights crimes of the Chinese government, and specifically the plight of Tibet. Author Patrick French argued recently in The New York Times that the Dalai Lama is a great spiritual figure, but a poor political leader.
Mar 31st, 2008 · Ongoing anti-government protests have sparked violence in Tibet, and China accuses the Dalai Lama of instigating the unrest. Journalist Pico Iyer has known the Dalai Lama for three decades and written a new book about the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.