WTN for July 2017

• India sets conditions for Tibetans to get passports, says move out of settlements - Hindustan Times
• Urbanization in Tibet and survival of the Tibetan identity - China File
• Tibetan nomads at risk as China nominates Tibet’s Hoh Xil nature reserve for UNESCO world heritage status - International Campaign for Tibet
• Member of Parliament questions Canadian government about political prisoners in Tibet - Canada Tibet Committee
• Amidst border clashes, China cancels Indian journalists’ trip to Tibet - Press Trust of India

• China demands India leave Himalayan plateau in rising spat - Associated Press
• Tibetan villagers fight eviction from their land in Chamdo - Radio Free Asia
• Dalai Lama celebrates 82nd birthday in Ladakh - Hindustan Times
• Vancouver soccer festival welcomes Tibetan women's team - Georgia Straight
• Tibetans protest UNESCO designation of nature reserve as heritage site - Agence France Press

• Will not forcibly relocate residents from Tibet's UNESCO Heritage Site: China - Reuters
• China closes brick factory created to support Tibetan monastery - Radio Free Asia
• Statement: Dalai Lama deeply saddened by death of Liu Xiaobo - Office of the Dalai Lama
• Tibetan student self-immolates in India - Al Jazeera
• Under pressure from China, Botswana dumps the Dalai Lama - The Southern Times

• Authorities force Tibetans to parade with Chinese flags - Radio Free Asia
• Congressional Committee moves to restore US aid for Tibet - NDTV
• China moved tonnes of military vehicles, hardware into Tibet after standoff - New Indian Express
• Tibetan student dies after self-immolation protest in India - Hindustan Times
• Botswana, China headed for diplomatic showdown over Dalai Lama visit - The Southern Times

• China's Tibetan delegation visits Ireland, promotes enhanced trade ties - Xinhua
• Dalai Lama’s October visit to Montreal cancelled - Evenko & Mind and Life Institute
• India raises Tibet concerns with China - Press Trust of India
• Tibetan man self-immolates in India, 2nd this month - Tribune News Service
• China releases imprisoned Tibetan self-immolation survivor - Phayul