WTN for May 2015

• Tibetans detained, beaten for protesting construction near sacred site - Radio Free Asia
• The impact of Nepal’s earthquake inside Tibet - International Campaign for Tibet
• Chinese ecologists calls for halt in dam projects in Tibet - Indian Express
• Tibet mine probe bans Vancouver-based firm from export help - Embassy News
• Dalai Lama says inter-religious dialogue key to ending terrorism - Asahi Shimbun

• Nepal earthquake highlights dangers of dam-building in Tibet - China Dialogue
• EU Parliamentarians send Tibet appeal to High Representative for Foreign Affairs during Beijing visit - Central Tibetan Administration
• China bulldozes “illegal” Tibetan settlement, families homeless - Radio Free Asia
• Accepting CIA aid contributed to destruction of Tibetan culture, says Dalai Lama brother - Wall Street Journal
• India’s cautious relationship with the Dalai Lama - India Today

• Tibetan father and son assaulted by police in Driru - Radio Free Asia
• Tibetans, Uyghurs 'blacklisted' at hotels in Chinese cities - Radio Free Asia
• On first visit to China, India’s PM Modi urged to raise concerns about dam-building in Tibet - Times of India
• Chinese human rights lawyer faces 8 years in prison for criticizing Chinese policies in Tibet - South China Morning Post
• China urged to release Panchen Lama after 20 years - BBC News

• China denying passports, travel permission to Tibetans - Associated Press
• Self-immolation protest in eastern Tibet brings total to 140 - Radio Free Asia
• Nepal earthquake causes tremors for Tibetans in Toronto - Toronto Star
• Is racism at the core of China’s Tibet problem? - Foreign Affairs
• CTA lauches Entrepreneur of the Year Award with Canadian support - Central Tibetan Administration