WTN for February 2008
February 1, 2008
- Panchen Lama pays formal visit to China's top legislator - Xinhua
- Saudi Arabia, Tibet report H5N1 outbreaks - CIDRAP
- Tibetan Monks gather with Waldport youth - Newport News Times
- “Tibetan Freedom Movement” Could be the most Popular Cause on Facebook - Tibet
- Tibetan monks escape to Dharamshala after serving twelve year sentence - The Economic Times
- Home Department to offer Skill Training for Unemployed Tibetan Youths - TibetNet
- Can you hear me now? - Tibet
- Danish crown prince urged to avoid Beijing Games opening ceremony - DPA
- Royal family won’t boycott Olympics - Aftenposten
- Tibetan Olympics torch relay takes on its route around the world - Phayul
February 4, 2008
- 'Daughters of Wisdom' (Buddhist nuns in rural Tibet) - Chicago Tribune
- DIIR releases a Documentary on Wildlife Protection - TibetNet
- A Healing Among Nations - Vision Magazine
- Dalai Lama is drawing the crowds - Evening Post
- China Unmoved by Activists' Pressure Ahead of Olympics - Christian Post Reporter
- Spiritual leap Tibetan Buddhist study group gains affiliation with monastery - GoErie.com
- Singh visits remote state contested by China - Financial Times
- China's Panchen Lama Appears Publicly - AP
- Tibetan monk sentenced to three years term for "inciting masses" - TCHRD/Press Release
February 5, 2008
- New Year event in Tibet draws 100,000 Buddhist followers - Xinhua
- 70th birthday anniversary of late Panchen Lama commemorated - Xinhua
- Tibetan PEN calls for unconditional release of detained Tibetan writers - Phayul
- Buddhist immersion - The Observer
- Gordon Brown faces rift with Prince Charles over 'snub' to Dalai Lama - Daily Mail
- CTA Officials receive lessons on Moral Code and Responsibility - TibetNet
- Future of Dalai Lama Seminar in New York - Phayul
- China jails Tibetan monk for "inciting masses" - Reuters
February 6, 2008
- The web will struggle to massage a country’s image - Financial Times
- Monk Jamyang’s work at Dharamsala slums a service that changed a landscape - Tibet
- China Railway Construction says 4.0 billion dollar IPO postponed - AFP
- Chinese Communists Secure Regime With Massive Military Budget - Epoch Times
- The Story of Tibetan New Year - Phayul
February 7, 2008
- Dissident Chinese professor to sue Yahoo! and Google for erasing his name - Times Online
- China's paradox; Bigger economic clout will mean it's more dependent on Western approval - Sudbury Star
- 12 tons of red sandalwood smuggled to Tibet with ‘police protection’ - Nepalnews.com
- Hotline: Tibetan freedom: Help around Corner - Boston Herald
- Robert Thurman, Tibet House - Gothamist
- My vision of a compassionate future: Many of the problems we confront today are our own creation. - Straight Goods
February 10, 2008
- Qinghai-Tibet railway transports 5.95 mln tourists - Xinhua
- Declining Trend Of Vihara Culture In Kathmandu - Prem Khatry
- Snow clad dhauladhar hills in Kangra Valley welcome tourists - HP
- A Happy Tibetan New Year to all - Daily Planet
- Tibetans in-exile celebrate New Year Losar - ANI
- The ways of — and to — the Dalai Lama - Filmmaker's interview with His Holiness shows at the Wheeler - Aspen Times
- Dalai Lama to visit Colgate as part of lecture series - Colgate University News & Events
- Beijing decision defended by IOC - BBC
February 13, 2008
- Everything Is on Fire - Tibetan Buddhism inside out - Books & Culture
- Thousands in China pay tribute to late Tibetan lama - Reuters
- The Speaking Tree: Born-again Bodhisattvas' Path Of Compassion - Times of India
- Tibet returnee Newars mark Lhosar festival - The Rising Nepal
- Polish Parliamentary Group for Tibet, Parliament of the Republic of Poland - Tibet
- Bruce Anderson: We don't need to tell China what it's doing wrong - The Independent
- Tom Lantos 1928 - 2008 - Tibet
February 14, 2008
- Steven Spielberg shuns Olympics in China - The Daily Telegraphy
- Panchen Lama to become youngest China minister - sources - Reuters
- A nation that swallows its history - Sify.com
- Fiery crusader plans to walk to Tibet - IANS
February 15, 2008
- China feels heat as activists take their cue from Spielberg - Guardian
- Davies, Sufjan Star At Tibet House Benefit - www.billboard.com
- Railway stirs fresh concerns about Tibet - The Montreal Gazette
February 18, 2008
- Advances made in the Spanish lawsuit on genocide and other crimes in Tibet - www.TibetanReview.net
- His Holiness sends condolence message to Annette Lantos - TibetNet
- China is something of a neophyte where public relations is concerned - South China Morning Post
- A long way from Shangri-la - Business Standard
- Chinese premier phones Merkel, invites Germans to see Tibet - DPA
- China 'will make secret checks on backgrounds of Olympic visitors' - Daily Mail
- 'They are hosting an event to promote peace and people are being killed for their organs' - Guardian
- Exiled Tibetans gear up for anti-Beijing Olympics march - ANI
February 19, 2008
- On the roof of the world, enlightenment is found closer to home - Taipei Times
- China 'deeply concerned' by Kosovo independence - ABC Australia
- Kalon Tripa inaugurates the Mass Movement of the Middle-Way Approach - TibetNet
- Charles meets top Chinese leader - Press Association
- Bird flu outbreak reported in Tibet; man dies in central China - Canadian Press
February 20, 2008
- Elite China think-tank issues political reform blueprint - Reuters
- A slice of Shangri-La - China Daily
- Tibetan leading organisations launch uprising movement - Punjab News
- Kosovo Holds Lessons For Tibet, Taiwan - IPS
February 22, 2008
- Blind teens' Everest film - Reuters.com
- Tibetan Buddha showpiece of Sotheby's Asian spring sale - IANS
- Tom Watkins: Great teachers - open eyes to China/Tibet - Novi News
- Seven Stones Media Films 'A Year In Tibet' - 4RFV
- More Stars Put Off by Beijing's 'Genocide Olympics' - Epoch Times
- Tibetan language seen hurt by China's neglect - Reuters
- Report reveals determined Chinese assault on Tibetan language - Free Tibet Campaign
February 25, 2008
- 4 books on China published in Nepal - Xinhua
- Tibetan Olympic torch relay arriving in Taipei tomorrow - Taipei Times
- China eats crow over faked photo of rare antelope - Wall Street Journal
- India should stand up to China as an equal - rediff.com
- Thousands throng Tsuglagkhang to listen His Holiness's teaching - TibetNet
- Don't fence us in - Boston Herald
- China defends Tibet language policy after report - Daily Times
- Tibetan exiles set Olympics date for homeward march - Times of India
- Torch for Tibetan sports event arrives in Taiwan on 10-city relay - AP
- Tibetan activists stage symbolic torch relay in Taiwan - AFP
- Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival: update - RFA
- Tibetans clash with police in western China - Reuters
February 26, 2008
- Frankfurt Audience Excited by Divine Performing Arts - Epoch Times
- Interview: Miss Tibet shares thoughts on sports and pageants - Taipei Times
- Chinese intrusions on Indian territory unacceptable - Organiser
- Putting it together - Malaysia Star
- Regal couple - Malaysia Star
- Passage to Tibet - Malaysia Star
- Webcast of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Teachings - Tibet
- New Book Looks Unflinchingly at 1959-79 Tibet - RFA
- Dutch lawmaker calls for boycott of Olympic opening ceremony - AP
- Nepal hands over Tibetan after late night raid on Tibetan refugee center in Kathmandu - ICT Report
- Tibetans fear for man sent back to China from Nepal - AFP
February 27, 2008
- Tian Bao (Sangye Yeshi) - Obituary - AP
- New book details Chinese spy effort ahead of Olympics - AFP
- New open port needed for Nepal-China border - Xinhua
- Beijing says torch can stay alight atop Everest - Reuters
- Monks, sweets, politics at Tibetans' main festival - Reuters Life
- EU Coordination Office in Brussels to turn into Office of Tibet - TibetNet
- Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen to Head New Office - TibetNet
February 28, 2008
- The Changing Face of Bhutan - Smithsonian magazine
- Tibetan research is conference focus - Tibet
- The Impact of Beijing's Policies on Tibet and Asia - ICT
- If Kosovo, why not Tibet? - The Pioneer
- Report: Railway Hasn't Helped Tibetans - AP
- Kashag reshuffles representatives of the Offices of Tibet - TibetNet
February 29, 2008
- Bejing 2008 sponsors face pressure over China's human rights reputation - Marketing Week
- Beijing dismisses rights fears - Financial Times
- Tibet has second-highest temperature in 37 years in 2007 - Xinhua
- A bigger religious role in Chinese politics? - Independent Online
- Railway Hasn't Helped Tibetans - AP
- China denies Tibet railway hurting Tibetans - Reuters
- Tibet rail firm in $3bn flotation - Reuters
- Geshe Thupten Dorjee Wins Top Alumni Association Faculty Award - Tibet
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