WTN for August 2015

• New closed-circuit television cameras in Dharamsala will offer “foolproof” security, say HP police - Hindustan Times
• Dalai Lama presents award to MBA students: How giving leads to happiness - Huffington Post
• Tibetan political prisoner, Runggye Adak, freed from Chinese prison after 8 years - New York Times
• China trots out yak and pony show for journalists on Tibet tour - Wall Street Journal
• Senior Chinese leaders re-affirm CPC jurisdiction over Dalai Lama’s reincarnation - Phayul

• Tibetans lose a haven in Nepal under Chinese pressure - Los Angeles Times
• New apps keep Tibetans connected to their culture - Hindustan Times
• Opinion: Xi Jinping's statements about Dalai Lama reincarnation set tone for China's Sixth Tibet Work Forum - Sunday Guardian
• China plans new mine in Tibet’s Gyama Valley despite human rights and environmental concerns - Radio Free Asia
• Dalai Lama to join fellow Nobel Laureate Jose Ramos-Horta at peace conference in Indonesia - Coconuts Jakarta

• Clampdown in home county of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche amid questions over his death in custody - Radio Free Asia
• Major troop movements in Tibet; hardline policy on Dalai Lama in key statement - International Campaign for Tibet
• Dalai Lama urges religious harmony in thank you message for 80th birthday celebrations - Office of the Dalai Lama
• New postal restrictions in Tibet ahead of anniversaries - Press Trust of India
• Reduce tensions in Tibet, US urges China during bilateral human rights dialogue - RTT News

• Imprisoned for sharing news about self-immolations, ailing Tibetan moved to emergency care facility - Radio Free Asia
• Chinese hackers targeted Tibet groups in India - India Today
• Tibet's Road Ahead: Immolations are just one sign of tension over China’s rule - Los Angeles Times
• Beijing’s billions turning Tibet into a modern metropolis - The Australian
• Tibetans protest new uranium mine citing religious and environmental concerns - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

• 6th Tibet Work Forum – China will never accept Dalai Lama’s “Middle Way” - China Daily Online
• 6th Tibet Work Forum Analysis – CCP fails to address uneven development, economic exclusion - Rukor
• 6th Tibet Work Forum Analysis - CCP sets hardline policy in lead up to TAR anniversary - Press Trust of India
• 6th Tibet Work Forum Analysis – CCP emphasizes struggle against "separatism", social stability - International Campaign for Tibet
• Tibetan women dies in self-immolation protest - Radio Free Asia