WTN for February 2009

• China targets Dalai Lama with slavery charges - IANS
• Shrinking glaciers mean longer hikes to water flocks - Christian Science Monitor
• World heads for 'water bankruptcy', says Davos report - AFP
• Merkel says China should talk to Dalai Lama - Reuters
• Swiss police order Tibetan flag removed from Davos shop - DPA
• Tibetan New Year turns into silent battleground - Reuters
• China Crackdown Sparks Appeal From Tibet Government-in-Exile - VOA News
• I'LL BE WATCHING YOU - TN Shakabpa
• Two New Years in Tibet - China Daily
• Legislator criticizes Dalai Lama group as Tibet sets “Serfs Emancipation Day” - PRC
• Statement by Bhuchung K. Tsering - Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
• Premier Wen must be made to account for more than 1,000 missing Tibetans during UK visit - Free Tibet Campaign
• A Tibetan man blinded and sentenced to four years' in jail in Ngaba - TCHRD
• Report: Chinese Authorities Arrest Tibetans in Ngaba and Karze, Tibet - Tibet
• Tholing and Tsaparang, Tibet - The Observer
• Can You Choose Your Reincarnated Successor? - New York Times
• Pro-Tibet protesters arrested after clashes at Chinese embassy - The Guardian
• British Prime Minister urged to raise Tibet issue with Chinese Premier - Office of Tibet, London

• Protester throws shoe at China's Wen - Reuters
• United Nations Review of China: Beijing's Tibet Gag Lobby - Phayul
• Hillary Clinton’s challenge to PRC - Taiwan Times
• China calls for "absolute obedience" from military - Reuters
• Brown asks China to resolve Tibet issue - Indian Express
• Dalai Lama 'well' after arm pain - BBC

• Two sentenced in Kardze - TCHRD
• City campaigners plan Tibet protests - Scotsman
• POLICE ROUND UP DOZENS IN TIBET AS NEW YEAR BOYCOTT LOOMS - Times Online
• OPINION: Ignoring a true friend - The Pioneer
• Dalai Lama arrives in Dharamsala (IANS) - IANS

• Journeys: In Frenetic Katmandu, Finding a Quiet Space - SETH SHERWOOD
• The U.S. was given good marks for domestic prosecution of torture abroad - www.artdaily.org
• NEW UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S TIBET CENTER WILL BRING TOGETHER CHINESE AND TIBETAN RESEARCH – AND PEOPLE - University of Virginia News
• Dalai Lama Visits Italy, Germany as UN Reviews Rights in China - Bloomberg
• China responds to human rights report - AAP
• Tibetan prime minister in exile: China has no respect for rights of Tibetans - Nirmala Carvalho
• Security forces patrol Tibetan town in NW China - Reuters
• Tibetans in exile voice their problems in a round table symposium - ANI
• Tibetan PM to preside over Task Force meeting - Phayul
• Prayers for martyrs on Tibetan New Year, says Dalai Lama - ANI
• No celebrations on Tibetan New Year, announces Exile Govt - Phayul
• Tibetan exiles not to celebrate new year - IANS
• Tibet activists don panda costumes at Taipei Zoo - Taipei Times
• Some Tibetan lessons for Taiwan - Taipei Times

• China faces unprecedented UN human rights scrutiny - Christian Science Monitor
• FACTBOX-The U.N. human rights review of China - Reuters
• China human rights record stirs struggle at home - Reuters
• Human Rights, the U.N. and China - WSJ
• China's human rights record goes under microscope - CanWest
• China: Rights Record Demands Serious UN Review - HRW
• Kashag to Mark Tibetan New Year with Only Religious Programmes - TibetNet
• Dalai Lama arrives in Rome to be made honorary citizen - AFP

• Poems by Shakabpa - Tsoltim N. Shakabpa
• Invisible Tibet: keep on blogging to the free world (profile on Woeser) - The Times
• U.S. Prepares to Broach Hard Issues With China - New York Times
• China report: 76 sentenced so far for Tibet riots - AP
• China blasts Australia over Tibet stance - The Age
• China rejects human rights criticism at UN - AP
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama receives the German Media Prize - Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa
• Iron grip on Tibet ahead of touchy milestones - Reuters
• Dalai Lama warns that violence could erupt in Tibet - Telegraph
• Situation "very tense", unrest possible in Tibet: Dalai Lama - AFP

• Ancient Tibetan Prayer Flags Offer Hope for Troubled Times - ligmincha.org
• CHINA - ACTIONS IN TIBET MAY CONSTITUTE GENOCIDE - Celtic League
• Commentary: Honors with prejudice - Xinhua
• OPINION: What we don't hear about Tibet - Guardian
• China refutes Lithuanian councilors' comments on "invading Tibet" - Xinhua
• China: Rights Should Top Clinton Agenda - HRW
• Dalai Lama's very existence frays relations between China, Europe - Japan Times
• China Admits It Needs to Improve Regional Autonomy - VOA
• US concerned about situation in Tibet - PTI
• China rejects UN call to improve human rights - CanWest
• China official: Tibetan areas closed to foreigners - AP
• China says Tibet 'stable' - AFP
• Chinese migrants may flee Tibet as tourism stalls - Reuters

• China begins moves to pre-empt new Tibetan stir - Tibet
• China’s Tibet policy a formula for conflict - TibetanReview.net
• Editorial: Lowering Tibet's expectations - China Post
• China blames Dalai Lama of 'national sabotage' - Merinews
• Tibet in grip of drought - TibetanReview.net
• State employees the biggest winners in Tibet’s collapsing tourism - TibetanReview.net
• Clinton aims to make her mark in China - Los Angeles Times
• Hope and defiance in Tibet (NDTV) - NDTV
• Charles Darwin 'may have been inspired by Tibetan Buddhism' - Mark Henderson
• 18th Task Force Meeting Concludes - Phayul
• Buddhism's allure fading for some young Tibetans - Reuters
• Editorial: Idiocy, United Nations-style - Ottawa Citizen

• Brothers plan 24 hours atop Everest - BBC News
• Darwin the Buddhist? Empathy Writings Reveal Parallels - National Geographic News
• A World Without Water - The Nation
• 200-person rally for Tibet at MOA gets shut down - Tibet
• CPC delegation meets Nepali PM - Xinhua
• Nepal not to allow anti-China activities: Prachanda - PTI
• Chinese-Tibetan Friendship Association formed in Japan - Office of Tibet, Tokyo
• China reasserts Tibet claim with yet another nationwide documentary screening - TibetanReview.net
• How China Censors Blogs - RFA
• China fears Tibetans’ pledge not celebrate New Year - Asia News
• Tibetan Exiles: Chinese Police Detain 15 Protesters - VOA
• Chinese police detain 15 Tibetans after protest, group says - Asia World News
• China arrests a solo protester in Lithang - TCHRD
• Fifteen Tibetans arrested in Lithang after a peaceful protest - TCHRD

• Dalai Lama inaugurates first Tibetan college in India - Phayul
• New Attack Singles out IE Flaw - IDG
• Tibet: Murder in the Snow - SBS
• Tibetan exiles still ready for talks with China - IANS
• Will the Ox be as auspicious as the Rat? - New Indian Express
• A year after China quashed revolt, Tibetans simmer with resentment - McClatchy Newspapers
• China detains 24 Tibetans after new protests - group - Reuters
• Canada Disputed Chinese Claims to Tibet from Start - Embassy Magazine

• Tears for slain Tibetan nun - The Age
• China Arrests 21 Tibetans Seeking Dalai Lama’s Return - Bloomberg
• China warns Tibet clergy against demonstrations - AP
• Revised Tibetan Buddhists constitution says no to separatism - Xinhua
• Clash Over Tibet Has County in Lockdown - Washington Post
• In China, A Different Brand of Buddhism - Washington Post
• New Tibetan Protests Erupt - RFA
• China Adds to Security Forces in Tibet Amid Calls for a Boycott - New York Times
• A Silent Start to the New Year for Many Tibetans in China - TIME

• Tibetan studies show new year is not black - Xinhua
• Why does Dalai clique incite Tibetans to boycott traditional new year celebration? - Xinhua
• TIBET ADVOCATES URGE CLINTON TO PRESS BEIJING ON TIBET AS CHINA INTENSIFIES CLAMPDOWN - SFT
• A GREAT "CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE" SPREADING THROUGHOUT ALL OF TIBET - Woeser
• COMMENTARY: A NOT SO SPECIAL MEETING - Jamyang Norbu
• COMMENTARY: THE CHINA (PROLIFERATION) SYNDROME - Jamyang Norbu
• China Orders Security Forces to 'Crush' Support for Dalai Lama - VOA
• China issues call to crush Tibetan 'separatists' - AFP
• NOVICK: Why Tibetans Won't Come to the Party - huffingtonpost.com
• Succession worries unsettle Tibetans - Asia Times

• OBITUARY: Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen dies at 85 - Los Angeles Times
• Grateful Tibetans thank state - Times of India
• Intl university at Nalanda to seek approval at Scholars Summit - Indiaedunews.net
• YSL partner offers China art for human rights - Reuters
• OPINION: China and Clinton's Tibet - Indian Express
• US rights groups furious with Clinton - Taipei Times
• China tries to silence dissidents for Clinton visit - AFP
• Hillary Clinton China visit blamed for the detention of activists - The Telegraph
• Beijing imposes crackdown in Tibet, exiles say - Reuters
• China sends more Troops into Tibet as Clinton Arrives for Talks - The Times
• China in Denial - Far East Economic Review
• Tibet’s Rising Son - Newsweek

• Glaciers in and around Tibet shrink at alarming rate - IANS
• Nepal: Maoists Hand over 5 Tibetan Refugees to Police - Phayul
• Czech towns to join Flag for Tibet - CTK
• Trillions of reasons why priorities beat rights - Sydney Morning Herald
• Chinese delighted after Hillary Clinton avoids human rights criticism - The Telegraph
• Tibetan astrologers caught in political battle over February 25 lunar New Year - Maria Barron
• Chinese authorities blocking internet for celebration of Tibetan New Year - AsiaNews
• Heavy security as Tibetans prepare for new year - Reuters
• Tibetans to mourn for New Year - Taipei Times
• China expects Tibet to celebrate, or else - Los Angeles Times
• Dharamshala, more than 500 Tibetans protest against Chinese repression - AsiaNews
• China closes Tibet to foreign tourists: agencies, hotel - AFP
• Dalai Lama sees China crackdown in Tibet New Year - Reuters
• Dalai Lama Urges Tibetans in China to be Patient - VOA News
• China crackdown for Tibet anniversary: Dalai Lama - AFP
• New year not festive for most Tibetans - Washington Post
• China's Tibetan areas not celebrating the new year - AP
• Tibetan regions tense ahead of anniversaries - Reuters
• China orders Tibet to celebrate New Year - Telegraph
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Losar Message to the Tibetans - Tibet

• ‘Z plus’ security of Tibetan spiritual leader withdrawn - IANS
• Tibetan monk's HK trip shows Buddhism's divisions - AFP
• Clampdown in Tibet - RFA
• Nepal Police arrest seven Tibetan nationals - PTI
• US State Department says China's human rights abuses are worsening - The Telegraph
• Pro-Tibet demonstrators rally outside U.N. - CNN
• China Should Open Tibet, Defuse Tensions, Rights Group Says - Bloomberg
• China: Tibet Lockdown Exacerbates Tensions - Human Rights Watch
• 'Reactionary' Ringtones Spark Arrests In Tibet - NPR
• Tibetans Greet New Year in Solemn Opposition - New York Times
• A LOSAR GIFT FOR RANGZEN ACTIVISTS - Jamyang Norbu
• Beijing steps up Tibet security - Financial Times
• Tibetans in Germany Cancel New Year's Celebrations - Deutsche Welle
• China rejects US rights report as interference - AP
• 'Forget politics, just rejoice' - China Daily
• Sombre new year for Tibetans - Toronto Sun
• Tibetans march in mourning - Daily Cardinal
• China insists Tibet open to tourists - AFP
• Tibetans In China Boycott New Year In Protest - NPR
• Politically incorrect tourism - Economist
• From the archive: Lesson of an Escape - Economist
• Another year of the Iron Fist - Economist
• China and Tibet: Not much of a celebration - Economist