WTN for May 2014

• How the "almighty dollar" has sidelined Tibet and human rights within the Canada-China relationship - Bloomberg
• US Committee on International Religious Freedom cites China as "country of particular concern" - Central Tibetan Administration
• Tibetan NGOs submit parallel report to UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Tibet Justice Center
• Tibetan monk released following 6-year sentence - Radio Free Asia
• Dalai Lama arrives in Latvia on four nation Europe tour - Phayul

• Opinion: Why is Oslo kowtowing to Beijing and stiff-arming the Dalai Lama? - Foreign Policy
• Tibetan man jumps to his death to protest Chinese mine - Radio Free Asia
• 100 Tibetan teachers stage protest over discrimination in workplace - Radio Free Asia
• Dalai Lama welcomed at Norwegian Parliament and Nobel Peace Centre - Central Tibetan Administration
• Dalai Lama urges international inquiry into self-immolations by Tibetans - New York Times

• Tibet propaganda boss vows to seal Internet to stop "separatists" - Reuters
• India watchers predict Modi will be tough on border talks with China - Times of India
• Tibetans mark 19 year anniversay of Panchen Lama abduction - Phayul
• China implements measures to directly control Tibetan monasteries - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
• Monk honoured by RSF escapes Tibet, arrives safely in India - Tibet Post International

• Opinion: Does China plan to do away with its minorities? - Huffington Post
• Chinese authorities impose new restrictions on Tibetan monasteries - Radio Free Asia
• Glaciers on Tibetan Plateau shrink 15% in warming: report - LiveMint & Wall Street Journal
• Tibetan Prime Minister visits Denmark, meets Parliamentarians - Central Tibetan Administration
• China threatens closure of Tibetan nomad children's school - Radio Free Asia