WTN for October 2017

• Ahead of Party Congress China imposes travel restrictions in Tibet - Radio Free Asia
• Tibet issue raised in opening statements at UN Human Rights Council - Central Tibetan Administration
• Statement by “Tibetans of Mixed Heritage” conference organizers regarding remarks made in Tibetan Parliament - Tibetans of Mixed Heritage
• China opens expressway in Tibet near border with India - Press Trust of India
• Doklam chill remains: India-China border meeting not held - Times of India

• Tibetans warned against “inappropriate” online discussion - Radio Free Asia
• Top UK soccer team slammed over Tibet water sponsorship deal - CNN Money
• Tibetan nomads forced to beg after being evicted from their homes - Radio Free Asia
• Three-day forum pledges to revitalise the Tibetan movement - Central Tibetan Administration
• After nearly six decades of exile, Tibetans in India confront citizenship dilemna - Washington Post
• Opinion: Time is running out for nonviolence to save Tibet - Washington Post

• The Dalai Lama speaks on Trump and ‘America first’ - Washington Post
• Biopiracy: Right over Tibetan medicine - Asian Age
• Active, aggressive and abusive: China’s attitude toward the United Nations - Central Tibetan Administration
• China's Public Security Ministry to build 'world's most powerful' face recognition system - Planet Biometrics
• Prince Charles to miss State banquet with Chinese president at Buckingham Palace - The Telegraph

• Chinese police make show of force in Tibetan areas as Party Congress opens - Radio Free Asia
• Report - Satellite images show huge scale of damage to Tibetan Buddhist site Larung Gar - Free Tibet/Tibet Watch
• China denies restricting Tibetans from travelling abroad - Tibetan Review
• Last foreign NGO in Tibet forced out, assets seized - Braille Without Borders
• China says no excuses for foreign officials meeting Dalai Lama - Reuters

• China detains seven Tibetans over self-immolation videos - Radio Free Asia
• Dalai Lama suspends "emissary" over corruption claims - The Guardian
• In letter to Tibetan herders, Xi sends message about border row with India - South China Morning Post
• China plans 1,000 km tunnel diverting water from Tibet to Xinjiang - South China Morning Post
• Canadian census shows significant increase in number of Tibetans in Canada - Canada Tibet Committee