Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 15: In a recent high-level meeting held on Monday, China intensified its diplomatic pressure on Nepal, urging Kathmandu to further restrict activities related to Tibet and Taiwan within its borders. The concerns were conveyed by...

Senior research associate Emile Dirks spoke with Domino Theory about Xi Jinping’s view on national security. The post From Stuxnet to Operation Epic Fury: The China-Iran Intelligence Nexus appeared first on The Citizen Lab.

The World Hannah Chanatry A new law in China will promote “ethnic unity,” making it compulsory to use Mandarin in schools, government and other public-facing activities. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Lhadon Tethong, director of the Tibetan...

New Delhi: A Delhi court has convicted a Jaipur-based art gallery owner for illegally attempting to export Shahtoosh wool shawls, made of critically endangered Tibetan Antelope underfur, and handed him a maximum prison terms of three years.This is the...

Blending minimalism, ambient and folk music in the former Czechoslovakia, the couple made pilgrim-like tours around Europe, beguiling everyone they met. Fans including the National’s Bryce Dessner explain their allureThe Czech duo Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi often seemed out...

A powerful look at the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, the fall of reformist Zhao Ziyang, and how China’s political trajectory was shaped by the suppression of dissent. The post How Beijing Crushed a Generation’s Hope appeared first on The...

Senior research associate Emile Dirks spoke with Domino Theory about a new law in China that threatens cross-border legal consequences. The post Beijing Codifies Repression of Overseas Activists appeared first on The Citizen Lab.