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A Prison Sentence for a Facebook Image Shows How Restrictive Burma's Anti-Free-Speech Laws Have Become
New Zealander Philip Blackwood is going to spend two and a half years behind bars because he posted a photo of the Buddha wearing headphones.
Video Shows Myanmar Police Beating Students and Monks at Education Bill Protest
The crackdown, which drew strong international criticism, followed a week-long standoff that began when police blocked a protest march from Mandalay to Yangon.
A Shaolin Monk Tries Mixed Martial Arts
A Buddhist warrior takes the first baby steps into the world of MMA in order to help revive Chinese kungfu.
The "Burmese bin Laden" Swears He's a Good Guy
Ashin Wirathu is a Buddhist monk accused of encouraging deadly ethnic violence against a Muslim minority community in Myanmar. And he would like the world to know that he's very misunderstood.
The "Burmese bin Laden" Swears He's a Good Guy
Ashin Wirathu, the Buddhist monk accused of encouraging ethnic violence in Myanmar, would like the world to know that he's misunderstood.
Scotland Loves Buckfast, the UK's Version of Four Loko
Politicians and activists say the monk-brewed beverage should be banned because teens get hammered and use the glass bottles as weapons. Teens reply, “It’s cheap and gets you off your face!”
Now China's Sacred Buddhist Mountains Want IPOs
One of China’s four sacred Buddhist mountains could be listed on a stock exchange in two years by planning a Facebook-like IPO, "according to state-run Xinhua news agency":http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/07/06/will-pure-lands-gold-rush-pay-out...
Question of the Day - Why Do Buddhist Monks Shave Their Heads?
The Dalai Lama is coming to the UK for a ten-day tour. But why is he bald?
Why Are You Doing This? The Dark Monk
An album that poses the question "Can the Darkmonk stop the evil global leader and his army of cyborgs?" I don't know. Can he?
Flame On!
Tibetans have become so desperate for autonomy that they've taken to lighting themselves on fire. We contacted Stephanie Brigden to find out more about burning yourself alive in the name of protest.
Getting Away from the American Dream
"Somewhere to Disappear" is a film about hermit monks and kids hiding from Nazis in caves with guns.