WTN for September 2013

• China conducted 3-4 nuclear blasts in Tibet in 2005 to divert Brahmaputra - Times of India
• Tibetans Warned of 'Serious' Action if Anti-Mining Protests Resume - Radio Free Asia
• Australia’s Ambassador to China visits Tibet to “directly convey” Australia’s human rights concerns - Sydney Morning Herald
• Tibetans beaten as Tibet Autonomous Region's deputy party secretary visits Nagchu - Phayul
• Australian journalist denies quotes attributed by Chinese media, calling them "a con" - The Australian

• UK government calls on China to commute Tibetan death sentence - UK Tibet Society
• Tibet campaigners urge G20 leaders to tackle crisis in Tibet - International Tibet Network
• Damming of Tibet’s Yarlung Zangbo raises fears of future water conflict with India - South China Morning Post
• Tibet railway will be extended to Nepal after completion of Shigatse-Beijing link - Republica
• Task Force on Sino-Tibetan negotiations meets in Dharamsala - Central Tibetan Administration

• BBC journalist reports severe restrictions on freedom of movement in Tibet - Central Tibetan Administration
• Head of EU the President of Lithuania, meets Dalai Lama - Global Post
• Tibet concerns highlighted in preparatory documents for China UPR - Canada Tibet Committee
• Elderly Tibetan severely beaten for opposing indoctrination - Tibetan Review
• Dalai Lama says China's Tibet policy now "more realistic" - Agence France Presse

• Dalai Lama appeals to Burmese Buddhists - Agence France Presse
• Nepal secretly cremates remains of Tibetan protester - Radio Free Asia
• China's sky-high airport may not fly in Tibet - USA Today
• At United Nations, China urged to respect human rights in Tibet - Central Tibetan Administration
• Statement of EU Special Representative on Human Rights following visit to Tibet - European Union (external media release)

• China intensifies crackdown on mining protesters - Tibet Post International
• Tibetan writer secretly detained over publications on Dalai Lama - Radio Free Asia
• Dalai Lama,Tibetan government offer condolences on the passing of Robert Ford - Phayul
• UN Committee on Rights of the Child concerned by systemic violations against children of China’s "minority groups" - United Nations Office at Geneva
• UN Committee on Rights of the Child concerned by systemic violations against children of China’s "minority groups" - United Nations Office at Geneva
• Tibetan farmer dies after self-immolation protest - Central Tibetan Administration