WTN for August 2017

• Mining in Tibet threatens endangered black-necked cranes - IANS
• China tears down the Tibetan city in the sky - The Diplomat
• Police beat and detain Tibetan man for alleged contacts outside of Tibet - Radio Free Asia
• Tibetans join Canadian appeal for Liu Xia, wife of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo - Canada Tibet Committee
• Tibetan leader calls for Australia's support - Sydney Morning Herald

• Opinion: China must change its flawed environmental policy in Tibet - The Guardian
• Rich Chinese experience ‘camping’ as authorities forcibly settle nomads - The Economist
• Indian Parliamentarians meet in Delhi to show support of Tibet - Tibetan Review
• Dalai Lama cancels Botswana visit due to exhaustion - Reuters
• Crackdown in Tibet in lead-up to 19th party congress - Tibet Post International

• New round of demolitions underway at Tibet’s Yachen Gar Buddhist Center - Radio Free Asia
• U.S. State Department reports widespread violations of religious freedom in Tibet - Tibet Post International
• At UNESCO, India and China battle over Tibetan medicine - Indian Express
• “We are not China’s colony” says Botswana over controversial Dalai Lama visit - Quartz Africa
• Doklam then and now: from British to Chinese interests, follow the money - South China Morning Post

• China tackles ambitious conservation experiment in Tibet - Christian Science Monitor
• Tibetan monk released after serving 10 years for sharing news of protest - Radio Free Asia
• In Tibetan Buddhist heartland, communist party takeover threatens religious academy’s soul - South China Morning Post
• Heads of Tibetan schools meet to discuss alternate discipline techniques - Central Tibetan Administration
• Canadian MPs visit Tibetan areas of China, discuss trade and cultural exchange - Canada Tibet Committee