With the pretext of “fire security,” the Chinese desecrate Buddhist sacred symbols. The post Golog Prefecture, Qinghai Province: Beijing’s Bonfire of Tibetan Prayer Flags first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Click to expand Image Jimmy Lai with a copy of Apple Daily's July 1, 2020, edition in Hong Kong. © 2020 Vincent Yu/AP Photo (New York) – The Hong Kong High Court’s conviction of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct...

The loss of the central role of people in today’s complex global systems is the greatest danger of all. In Kenya and Amdo Tibet, it can be rediscovered.

The academic books that shaped this year’s conversation on Buddhism and culture The post Our Scholarly Recommendations of 2025 appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

By celebrating the anniversary of its counterfeit, the CCP is announcing that it will brook no challenge to its authority over the next reincarnation: that of the Dalai Lama. The post The Theater of Obedience: 30 Years of the...

China on Friday welcomed India's move to speed up approval of business visas to Chinese professionals visiting the country for short periods, describing it as a "positive" step.

(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

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US seeks ‘constructive’ reset with China as trade tensions ease: Greer US Trade...

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.