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.
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.
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.
Mar 20th, 2008 · Chinese officials are ignoring calls for a dialog with protesters in Tibet. Instead, they have labeled the Dalai Lama a "wolf in monk's clothes" and a "monster with a human face and an animal's heart." Such rhetoric is part of the Chinese government's attempt to spin the violent unrest in the capital Lhasa for a domestic audience.
Mar 19th, 2008 · British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the Chinese government is willing to hold discussions about Tibet with the Dalai Lama. China's Prime Minister Wen Jibao set two conditions for the talks, which Brown says have already been met.
Mar 18th, 2008 · The Dalai Lama announces that he would quit as head of the Tibetan government in exile if violence by Tibetans spreads out of control. The comments follow protests by monks in Tibet that turned into violent riots put down by Chinese authorities.