WTN for July 2016

• China bans Lady Gaga after Dalai Lama meeting - The Guardian
• Vietnam-Tibet Alliance members arrested for distributing leaflets in Tiananmen Square - Tibet Post International
• Industry, rights groups seek explanation for arrest of Tibetan film-maker Pema Tseden - Variety
• Tibetan nun disappeared since 2008 presumed dead of torture - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights & Democracy
• Communications clampdown after Tibetan beaten to death by police - Radio Free Asia

• Nepalese police break up Dalai Lama birthday celebrations, detain 28 - International Campaign for Tibet
• County officials in Tibet seize land, sell at a profit to developers - Radio Free Asia
• European parliamentary group calls on EU leaders to raise Tibet during 18th EU-China Summit - Office of Tibet, Brussels
• Tibet 'development' forum led by China's propaganda chief - Voice of America
• Dalai Lama exhibit causes controversy ahead of Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka - The Hindu

• No religion teaches violence and killing, says Dalai Lama - The Tribune
• No further fine for Danish police in Tibet flag incident - The Local
• China sets July 25 set as date for demolition of world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute - Lion's Roar
• Tibetan Buddhist nuns make history as the first ever to earn Geshema degrees - Tibetan Nuns Project
• Tibetan Buddhist nuns make history as the first ever to earn Geshema degrees - Tibetan Nuns Project
• Media reporting that religious leader, Khenpo Kartse, has been released from from prison - Radio Free Asia

• French company Alstom to supply signalling technology for Tibet’s Gormo-Lhasa railway - Mass Transit Mag
• New program in Nepal may enable identity documents for Tibetans - The Diplomat
• China begins demolition at Tibet's Larung Gar Buddhist Institute - BBC
• Amidst controversy, China’s Panchen Lama offers Kalachakra Initiation - NPR
• India expels Chinese journalists who hid identities to visit Tibetan camps - Hindustan Times