WTN for December 2015

• China deploys mass surveillance to secure streets around ancient Tibetan temple - Reuters
• Tibetan Election Commission declares result of preliminary vote for Tibetan PM and Parliament-in-Exile - Central Tibetan Administration
• China accuses party members of support for Dalai Lama and even terrorism - Washington Post
• Two Tibetans detained for solo protests, are sentenced to prison - Radio Free Asia
• Tibetan homes to be demolished, replaced by Chinese-style dwellings - Radio Free Asia

• Tibet party boss urges senior monk to reject Dalai Lama - Reuters
• Chinese official says the Dalai Lama supports Islamic State. Ridiculous — and telling. - Washington Post
• COP21: Tibet is the canary in the coal mine - Al Jazeera
• Canadian MP speaks in Parliament to recognize Dalai Lama Nobel Prize anniversary - Parliament of Canada
• China creates database of ‘Living Buddhas’ in latest attempt to control Tibetan affairs - Time Magazine

• State subsidies in Tibet do little to foster a productive economy - Bloomberg Business Week
• European Parliament criticises China’s human rights record in Tibet - Central Tibetan Administration
• How a rare caterpillar has shaped Tibet's grassland economy - The Economist
• A showcase of Tibetan culture serves Chinese political goals - New York Times
• China to fortify border defences with focus on Tibet and Uighur region - India Today

• US sanctions USD six million in 2016 for Tibetans in Nepal and India - Central Tibetan Administration
• China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear Dalai Lama - Reuters
• The politics of Tibet’s poisonous religious divide - Reuters
• Dalai Lama “not joking” that his successor could be a woman - Phayul
• Tibetan monks move away from self-immolation as families threatened - Agence France Presse