Heinrich Harrer’s Seven Years in Tibet reviewed – archive, 1953
16 October 1953: An account of the Austrian climber’s escape from a British prison in India, crossing the Himalayas to Tibet and becoming a tutor to the Dalai Lama
August 2023
China wants to erase Tibet. Will Britain stay quiet about this crime?
Simon Tisdall
The US has taken a public stand over China’s crimes against humanity. In Beijing this week, the UK foreign secretary should do the same and shame his hosts
April 2023
Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama’s Untold Story review – soft-focus documentary on spiritual leader
The Dalai Lama recalls his escape from Tibet in this rare but rambling interview
What’s age got to do with it, Marina Hyde?
Letters: Charles Harris,David Silverman and Howard Temperly detect a whiff of ageism in the columnist’s criticisms of the Dalai Lama, Rupert Murdoch and other older men
Weekend
Musician Feist, Marina Hyde on the world leaders who just won’t stop, theatre audiences behaving badly– podcast
Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch, the Dalai Lama: living proof that no one is too big for retirement
Marina Hyde
Dalai Lama apologises after kissing boy and asking him to ‘suck my tongue’
December 2022
From six-year-old Tibetan monk to teenage Ibiza raver: a Spanish boy’s incredible journey
Osel Hita Torres joined a monastery after the Dalai Lama declared him a reincarnated spiritual leader, but at 18 he broke free and moved to Ibiza. A new TV series tells his story
October 2022
Kelsang Gyatso obituary
Tibetan monk who opposed the Dalai Lama’s openness to teachings from other Buddhist schools and founded the New Kadampa Tradition
May 2022
Afghan female judge awarded prestigious human rights prize
Fawzia Amini advocates for rights of Afghan women and girls from London hotel room she’s been stuck in for nine months
November 2021
The Audio Long Read
‘We are so divided now’: how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders – podcast
The arrest of a Tibetan New York city cop on spying charges plays into the community’s long-held suspicions that the People’s Republic is watching them
October 2021
The long read
‘We are so divided now’: how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders
The long read: The arrest of a Tibetan New York city cop on spying charges plays into the community’s long-held suspicions that the People’s Republic is watching them
July 2021
Tibet and China clash over next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
The Pegasus project
Dalai Lama’s inner circle listed in Pegasus project data
May 2021
From the Guardian archive
China confirms ‘peaceful liberation’ of Tibet – archive, 1951
28 May 1951: In return for help to raise the country’s living standards, China expects the Tibetan people to cooperate with its ‘liberation’ forces
April 2021
Global faith leaders call for drug firms to vaccinate world against Covid
101 Nobel laureates call for global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
March 2021
Dalai Lama urges people to get Covid vaccine after having first dose
Tibetan spiritual leader, 85, receives jab at hospital in north Indian city of Dharamshala
January 2021
Dalai Lama says he ‘felt real hope’ after hearing Greta Thunberg speak on climate crisis - video
The Dalai Lama said that when he heard about climate activist Greta Thunberg he felt there was 'real hope' from the younger generation
November 2020
'Buddha would be green': Dalai Lama calls for urgent climate action
Exclusive: The Dalai Lama warns of terrible consequences of climate inaction
