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Interview with producer Julie Adler on PRX/NPR SHOWCASE featuring our story GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? THE GYUTO MONKS!

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FROM THE NEWS DESK: The memoirs of former Chinese preimer ZHAO ZIYANG, the sole voice of restraint during the Tiananmen Square protests, were smuggled out of China on audio cassette during his years under house arrest. Journalist Adi Ignatius speaks about his recently published book Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang.

TIBET: A GLOBAL PLAYER IN CLIMATE CHANGE: Biologist and Buddhist John Stanley, author of A Buddhist Response to the Climate Emergency, discusses Tibet's critical role in climate change, the dramatic impact that global warming will have on China's future survival, and a world in denial about its own perilous state.

BACKDOOR TO ENLIGHTENMENT: The word enlightenment gets thrown around a lot these days, but its meaning still remains a mystery to most. Tibetan teacher Za Choje Rinpoche discusses what  ‘enlightenment’ means in terms of Tibetan Buddhist tradition as part of our ongoing OPEN MIND series.

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THE DALAI LAMA'S timeless wisdom for a changing world. Our OPEN MIND series brings you exclusive audio from UC Santa Barbara, California

THE NEWS DESK: A Tibet Connection exclusive. The Dalai Lama's rection to the news that five Tibetans have been sentenced to death for their roles in the 2008 Lhasa protests.

Reflections of a Chinese Democracy activist in Dharamsala, India, about what democracy in China might mean for Tibet and what the Dalai Lama means to him.

THE POWER OF ONE THE POWER OF ONE was inspired by the words of young exiled Tibetan who, instead of saying, "I'm only one person, what can I do," said, "I can do so much because I am one person."

THIS MONTH'S ACTION: Two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, have been given death sentences for their their alleged roles in setting fires during the March 2008 uprising in Tibet. Read more HERE TAKE ACTION LISTEN BY CLICKING ON PLAYER BELOW (2.5 mins)

Woeser has been called "the poet who forgot to be afraid". SPOTLIGHT ON TIBET: A Tibetan Voice, A Ray of Light by Julie Adler (LA YOGA MAGAZINE)

Tibet Connection half-hour specials on SPROUTS Pacifica: LISTEN NOW to the latest program...Art & Freedom in Tibet LISTEN NOW to Tibetan Uprising

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Edited by The Tibet Connection's Ronny Novick. this new documentary produced by the Tibetan Center for Human Rights & Democracy chronicles the dramatic events in Tibet day-by-day from March 10 through April 29th 2008.

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Photo: Annie Kohl Frustrated at how few eyewitness reports were getting out, she was determined to find out what everyday life was like for Tibetan people after the spring protests and China's crackdown. She had no idea how close she would come to knowing the worst first-hand... ARRESTED IN TIBET: A Young American's Journey of Fear by Rebecca Novick (THE HUFFINGTON POST)

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"Why should we care about Tibet?"

CLICK PHOTO FOR BONUS AUDIO of Rebecca Novick's interview with Tibet scholar ROBERT THURMAN CYBER WOES: NPR report about The Tibet Connection's hacking problem ...and we don't mean coughing

PHOTOS documenting the killings of Tibetans in Amdo Ngaba. WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC

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