Our writer takes us on a journey of a lifetime across the so-named “5-Stans,” with all the wonder and mystery these nations ...

Tibetan Government-in-Exile President Penpa Tsering has strongly criticised the Chinese government’s recent statement on the ...

Over 300 journalists are imprisoned worldwide. Journalists are imprisoned on charges ranging from violating censorship to insulting religions and defamation. Explore the map to discover the number ...

The report, published by IMPACT-se, shows remarkable acceptance of Jews and Jewish history, focusing on collaborations ...

His public appearances have become rarer as he is set to celebrate his 90th birthday this year. The supreme authority of Tibetan Buddhism, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, fled Tibet in 1959 in ...

Over 10 weeks, RFE/RL hosted discussions on Twitter Spaces on various issues that affect daily life in Central Asia. We looked at global issues -- from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine ...

The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising ...

LONDON — There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases reported the previous year and the highest number since 1997, according to an ...

By comparing these two seemingly unrelated historical contexts, the discussion, moderated by Arthur Ross Director of the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations Orville Schell, will shed light on ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

China's strategic relationship with Central Asia has grown expansively over the past decade, symbolized by both the 1996 founding of the "Shanghai Five," which in June 2001 became the Shanghai ...