WTN for February 2018

• Opinion: China’s ideology under Xi and what it means for Tibet - Rukor
• Former Tibetan prisoner disappears again, less than two years after his release - Free Tibet
• More blood on China's hands: Tibetan nun dies after years of ill health following prison term - Radio Free Asia
• China's insecurity over Tibet reaches Royal Court Theatre in London - Scroll.in
• Tibetan political prisoner completes 5-year term, barred from returning to his monastery and public speaking - Radio Free Asia

• Mercedes-Benz joins the bandwagon of multinational companies kowtowing to China - New York Times
• China imprisons a former Tibetan prisoner for peaceful protest - Radio Free Asia
• China arrests a Tibetan monk returning from India to visit his family in Tibet - Radio Free Asia
• South African MP slams China for opposing Tibetan leader's visit - Business Standard
• China labels Tibetan human rights activists as gangsters and issues memo to snitch on them - The Times

• US lawmakers lash out at Mercedes-Benz for kowtowing to China over Tibet - The Washington Post
• US Congress introduces resolutions to commemorate Tibet’s 1959 uprising as “Tibetan Rights Day” - International Campaign for Tibet
• Prominent Tibetan activist and former prisoner Dhondup Wangchen testifies at the hearing by US Congressional-Executive Commission on China - Phayul
• China censors social media in Tibet fire breakout at the hallowed Tibetan Buddhist temple. - CNN
• A former political prisoner sentenced to three years for urging China to follow its policy on ethnic unity - TCHRD

• UN experts call on China to release Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk - Central Tibetan Administration
• Three Tibetans holding valid passports are refused entry to China - Radio Free Asia
• U.S. Under Secretary for Public Affairs reiterates its support for Tibet - Voice of America
• US mayors call on His Holiness the Dalai Lama - Central Tibetan Administration
• International NGOs urge governments and UN to act on China’s human rights abuses, including in Tibet - International Campaign for Tibet