WTN for March 2010

• A Poem: March Reflections - Tibet Writes
• Tibet and the "Long Walk to Freedom" - Tibet Writes
• Learning from the 'Jewish Experience' - CTA
• Karma of the tongue - Phayul
• Tibetans, Han ignore politics to build uneasy ties - Reuters
• Opinion: Beijing's Sovereignty Ruse Blocks Tibet Negotiation - opednews.com
• The Spirit Of The Matter - Times of India
• CTA holds two-day general meeting to set "Vision 2060 For Tibet" - CTA
• Dharamsala welcomes Dalai Lama after high-profile US visit - Phayul

• Tibet Benefit Concert: Iggy Pop, Patti Smith Rock Out at Cargenie Hall - Wall Street Journal
• Stars rock out for Tibet at Carnegie Hall - AP
• Seminar: Carpet Worlds: Gender and Power in a Tibetan Carpet Factory - McGill University, Montreal
• What Good It Does: A Response to A. Tom Grunfeld on the Obama - Dalai Lama Meeting - Huffington Post
• "I am Tibetan!" by Woeser - High Peaks Pure Earth
• Dalai Lama Brings Joy and Laughter at Library of Congress - Epoch Times
• Karmapa Lama says he hopes to get back to Tibet - PTI
• "Struggle mainly between Tibet and China" - Express News Service
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visits New York City in May - Media-Newswire.com
• Editorial: Dalai Lama's Visit -- US-China ties unaffected - Central Chronicle
• Remembering Tibet During The Great Thirteenth Dalai Lama - Tibet Custom
• Opinion: India Prepares for a Two-Front War - Wall Street Journal
• China PLA officer urges challenging U.S. dominance - Reuters
• Smith Gives Refugee Break - Female First
• Neighbour Watch (Part II) - Organizer (India)
• Neighbour Watch (Part I) - Organizer (India)
• Opinion: China's 2010 Work Forum on Tibet: A Turn Towards Meeting Basic Human Needs? - Phayul
• China ups the ante following Tibetans' arrest - Republika
• Nervous Chinese envoys land in Dolkha, Hold talks with Nepal Security officials - Telegraph Nepal
• Tibetan Medicine Man in Tokyo - CTA
• No damage reported from Dingri earthquake - Tibetan Review
• Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama - CTA
• China raises profile of its choice of Dalai Lama's No 2 - Reuters
• Handpicked Panchen Lama appointed to China's top advisory body - Phayul
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama Sends Condolences To Quake-hit Chile - CTA

• Health: ‘Disharmony primary cause of illness’ - Gisborne Herald
• Nepal: Caught Between China and India - TIME
• China questions Nepal’s border officials over Tibetan escapes - Tibetan Review
• U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Arrives in Beijing for Talks - VOA
• How Chinese hacked Google, and why India should worry - Rediff
• Dropping the Tibetan Lawsuit Endorses Impunity of Chinese Perpetrators Responsible of Thousands of Tibetan Victims - Comité de Apoyo al Tibet
• China appoints Panchen Lama in tactical move to quell unrest - The Independent
• China Names Its Own Lama to Top Body of Advisers - New York Times
• Opinion: Panchen Lama's New Role - Wall Street Journal
• Tibetans hold prayers to mark 1959 uprising against Chinese forces - SIFY
• Op-Ed: The Obama-Dalai Lama meeting should inspire European leaders - ICT
• Tibetan Parliament in Exile Condemns Death Sentence For Tibetan Farmer - Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
• His Holiness Commends Courage and Sincerity of Tibetans Living Inside Tibet - CTA

• Opinion: China-free, March 10 - onlineopinion.com.au
• Five Tibetan monks arrested over "subversive" music video - Tibet Custom
• Tibetans And Taiwanese Highlight 'Tibet Issue' Through Seminars, Films - CTA
• China fear prompts Thailand to refuse visa for Dalai Lama's sister - Phayul
• Beijing on alert as annual political session opens - AP
• Congress set to give some pointers on China's future - Irish Times
• Opinion: Middle-Way or Muddled Way: The Dalai Lama at 50 Years in Exile - PacNet #9
• Dalai Lama to visit, inaugurate new center at UW - Journal Sentinel
• Chinese, Tibetan youths to interact through bridge conference - Phayul
• Focus on Panchen Lama at China's top advisory body - ZeeZee News
• China launches "Strike Hard" Campaign ahead of sensitive anniversary - TCHRD

• Independent Tibet -- Facts - Shadow Tibet
• Denmark to soften Tibet stance - Ice News
• China builds 'international gateway' for trade with India, Bangladesh and Myanmar - TNN
• China PLA officer urges challenging U.S. dominance - Reuters
• DoI directive to curb Tibetans' entry to Nepal - Republlica
• Tibetans help write moral education textbooks for Mongolia - Tibetan Review
• Project records Tibet's recent history before it's gone - Tibetan Review
• Irked by Dalai Lama-Obama meeting, China warns world about interfering in Tibet - Phayul
• Chinese Panchen decorated with another official title - Tibetan Review
• Dalai Lama is 'political monk', says Chinese official - IANS
• Stress on economy as China holds annual meetings - AP
• Jia Qinglin: CPPCC will strive to achieve leapfrog development in Tibet - China Tibet Online
• China's Annual Tibetan Ritual: Are these enough? - ICT
• Letter to Premier Wen Jiabao Ahead of the NPC Annual Plenary Session - Human Rights Watch
• China: NPC Should Scrap State Secrets, Hukou Laws - Human Rights Watch

• Nepal adopts tough measures against Tibetans - Asian Tribune
• China promises more development in restive Xinjiang, Tibet - AFP
• China economy faces 'crucial' year: Wen - AFP
• China to draw up policies for Tibet, Xinjiang - Xinhua
• China's Panchen Lama vows to defend ethnic unity: report - AFP
• Foreign leaders using Tibet to interfere in China's affairs: Li Zhaoxing - Times of India
• Chinese leader knocks off Tawang claim - Times of India
• Interview: Knights Templar of Britannia Plans a Humanitarian Support for Tibet - Tibet Post
• Department of Finance Organises Symposium On Tibetan Women Empowerment - CTA
• China detains hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa under "Strike Hard Campaign" - TCHRD
• March in Taiwan Commemorates 51st Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising - Tibet Post
• TIBET 1950-2010: 60 years of occupation - Coalition of UK Tibet Support Groups
• Tibetans fear China's hand in Dalai Lama succession - New York Times
• Tibet in History this Week - Tibetan Review
• Tibet Festival in Thailand Gets Underway - CTA
• Travel: Whirling prayers for a vanishing culture - Edmonton Journal
• Wen plugs concerns over stimulus exit - Asia Times
• China Increases Military Budget 7.5 Percent - VOA
• Rs. 5.7M support in Mustang: No Anti-China activities says Ambassador - Telegraph Nepal
• Tai Ming Cheung: China's 2010 Defense Budget -- What Does It Mean? - Wall Street Journal
• Russian senators from Buddhist regions ask foreign ministry for visa for Dalai Lama - Interfax
• A thump from the Dalai Lama - Straits Times
• China on propaganda journalism drive in Tibet - Tibetan Review
• Comments by Lodi Gyari at a Reception Hosted by ICT for Tibetan Americans and Tibet Supporters Participating in Tibet Lobby Day 2010 - ICT
• Nearly 500 Tibetans detained under "Strike Hard Campaign" in Lhasa - Phayul
• Tibetan youth jailed for viewing "political content" on the web - Phayul
• Tibetan Parliament to begin session from Monday - Phayul

• Heavy security is the new normal in China's Tibet - AP
• China says only socialism can "save" Tibet - Reuters
• China to punish hackers, says no Google complaint - Reuters
• Chinese president urges stability in Tibet - AFP
• 26 dead, 9 injured in road accident in Tibet - Xinhua
• China says missing Panchen Lama is living in Tibet - AP
• Dalai Lama's Panchen Candidate Is Living in Tibet (Update1) - Bloomberg
• All the fun of the National People's Congress - The Independent
• Will the real Tibetan woman please stand up? - Phayul
• Nepal police arrest Dalai Lama's representative - Times of India
• Dalai Lama-picked Panchen Lama not valid: China - IANS
• China says missing Panchen Lama is living in Tibet - AP
• China indicates hard line on Dalai Lama succession - AFP

• Book Review: Tibetan leader's book details escape from China - NewsOK
• Tibet Film Festival In Taiwan - CTA
• Book Exhibition Commemorates Tibet's 50-Year Struggle Against China - Tibet Post
• Orphans in this World - Claude Arpi
• Nepal bans protests ahead of Tibetan revolt anniversary - Thaindian
• Nepal Arrests His Holiness Dalai Lama's Representative Ahead of March Anniversary - Tibet Post
• China should allow international agencies to see Panchen Lama: Tibetan parliament - Thaindian
• 'H.P. Vidhan Sabha Legislature Forum for Tibet' Reconstituted - CTA
• Remarks by Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari at the Center for Strategic and International Studies - CTA
• Tibetan Singer Gets Prison - RFA
• Newly appointed Tibetan Governor dismisses Dalai Lama's reincarnation views - Thaindian
• China says only socialism can "save" Tibet - Reuters

• Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day - His Holiness the Dalai Lama

• Blog: "What is Happiness?" - Woeser
• Report: China's Tibet's Backyard - TIN
• Promotions among Tibet military leaders signal Party approval - ICT
• LSR Journalism Students visit to Dharamsala -- March 4-7th, 2010 - India Tibet Coordination Office
• China tries microblogging top political event - AP
• TIBET 1950-2010: 60 years of Occupation - UK Tibet Support Groups
• 10 March marks the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan people's National Uprising. - Norwegian Tibet Committee
• Senior Tibetan detained by Nepalese police: Tibet border closed as tension escalates over March 10 anniversary - ICT
• Nepal steps up security to quell Tibetan protest - AP
• China tightens security ahead of Tibet anniversary - Deutsche Press Agentur
• China meddles in Portland's proclamation of March 10 as Tibet Awareness day - Phayul
• Live Webcast of 51st Anniversary Of Tibetan National Uprising Day - CTA
• Tibetans Participate In Human Rights Summit in Geneva - Office of Tibet, Geneva
• Opinion: Beijing Misses Its Chance for Peace in Tibet - Wall Street Journal
• China denounces Dalai Lama as Tibet riot's anniversary looms - AFP
• Issues Raised by Envoys of H.H. The Dalai Lama during the Ninth Round of Dialogue with Representatives of the Chinese Leadership - CTA
• Dalai Lama speech to appeal to elite in Tibet - Reuters

• Czech Greens hoist Tibetan flag from parliament window - ceskenoviny.cz
• Residents report higher security in Tibetan capital on 51st anniversary of failed uprising - AP
• Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism - AP
• Global demonstrations mark Tibetan uprising day - rabbleTV
• Philadelphia to DC "March for Tibet's Independence" - ITIM
• TIBET 1950-2010: 60 years of occupation - Coalition of UK Tibet support groups
• Testimony of Ms. Phuntsog Nyidron SANASHIGA, former Tibetan political prisoner - Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy
• The Dalai Lama's March 10 message to Tibetans - "Truth will prevail." - ICT
• Dalai Lama risks Chinese ire to back Uighurs - Reuters
• The Statement of the Kashag on the Fifty-First Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day - Kashag

• Dalai Lama issues environmental plea on Facebook - Scorched Earth
• Lugar introduces bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia - bignews.biz
• POST BAG DEFENCE OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM - Bangkok Post
• 7 Tibetan protesters detained in Nepal - AP
• Dalai Lama's visit near, Cedar Valley residents still learning from Buddha - WCF Courier
• Engagement Versus Human Rights - WSJ
• Protester nabbed in Hong Kong for pro-Tibet sit-in - AP
• Activist bailed after scuffles at Tibet rally - Hong Kong Standard
• French Public, Parliamentarians Join Tibet's National Uprising Day in Paris - Tibet Custom
• Tibetan Language version of Dalai Lama's website launched - Phayul
• Protesters storm Chinese Embassy to mark Women's Uprising Day - Phayul
• Tibetan women commemorate uprising day against Chinese aggression - ANI
• Tibet: Taking a leap of faith to see a vanishing culture - CanWest
• David Miliband urged to make public statement on Tibet in China - Free Tibet
• Other world leaders should meet Dalai Lama: envoy (AFP) - AFP
• Nepal jails Tibetan protesters without trial for 90 days - Phayul
• Film on Tibet to receive Havel Prize at human rights festival - ctk.cz
• Tibetans deported from Nepal face torture by Chinese authorities: US State - Nepalnews.com
• US Government Report Finds "Severe Repression" in Tibet - Tibet Custom

• Russian Scholar Depicts The Independence Status Of Tibet - UTC
• Vigil to commemorate Tibet's struggle - Golden Gate X Press
• Former Tibet governer tows Beijing's line over Dalai Lama's succession - Phayul
• Google appears to drop censorship in China - MSNBC
• GENERAL ASSEMBLY Human Rights Council Thirteenth Session Item 4: General Debate - Human Rights Council
• Tibetan PM in exile refutes Chinese delegate's statement on the Dalai Lama - ANI
• Tibetan Students Stage Protest - RFA
• UN expert concerned about missing Chinese lawyer - AP

• Is the Dalai Lama becoming less relevant worldwide? - Bhuchung K. Tsering
• Unconquerable Tibetan Voices Against Repression in Tibet: Report - UTC
• German Parliament Hosts Meeting of Tibet Group Discussion - UTC
• No further compromise possible on the issue of Tibet: Tibetan PM - Phayul
• Tibetans protest to mark two struggle anniversaries - Tibetan Review
• Google already defying Chinese censorship? - Tibetan Review
• Dalai Lama a "US pawn" and Pelosi "an anti China crusader," says China - Phayul
• China arrests three monks, closes school in Qinghai - punjabnewsline.com
• Rudd's approach to China and Stern Hu, a lesson in cowardice - The Australian
• Rousing China To Military Dominance - Newsweek
• India has a role in solving Tibet issue: Dalai Lama - SIFY
• China Is Attempting to Wipe Out Buddhism - Huffington Post
• Young Buddhist leader will bring instant karma on his visit to Scotland - The Scotsman
• Tests to determine Tibet tour guides' eligibility - Tibetan Review
• Tibetan teen protesters held - Reuters

• WAITING FOR MANGTSO III - Jamyang Norbu
• Tibetan teacher says Dalai Lama's visit will spread compassion around western Montana - The Missoulian
• China - At least 50 Tibetans convicted for sending information abroad - fromtheold.com/
• Tibet: From loss to reconciliation - Tibet
• Filmmaker to speak at EIU Tuesday - jg-tc.com
• Tibet's Rivers Strangled by Dams - Epoch Times
• New sandstorm blankets China - Global Times
• Google shuts up shop in China in row over state censorship - The Times
• Tibetans Mark Uprising Anniversaries Despite Crackdown: Lhasa like a "war-zone" - ICT
• Tibetan students protest in China's Gansu region - Reuters

• China Is Attempting to Wipe Out Buddhism - Robert Thurman
• The Longest running Tibetan vigil in the world - Dr. Lobsang Sangay
• Bill on increasing number of MPs in Tibetan parliament stalled - HP
• Our Opinion: A Beneficial Relationship - Emory Wheel
• University Celebrates 10th Annual Tibet Week - Emory Wheel
• Panchen Politics: Can Beijing win Tibetan hearts? - Phayul
• Nepal orders 3 Tibetans jailed for protest freed - AP
• China: Two Protests by Students in Tibetan Areas - New York Times

• China: Google Withdrawal Shows Government Intransigence - Human Rights Watch
• Tibetan Newcomer to Canada receives Prestigious Award - Rigzin Dolkar
• Primary school students stage protest in Kham Driru - Phayul
• China's Google Syndrome - RFA
• China bans 18 topics from media - UPI
• CHINA - TIBET For the Free Tibet campaign, Google should be an example for all - Asia News
• Two earthquakes jolt Tibetan Autonomous Region in southwest China - IANS
• Resisting globalisation - Tenzin Gönpo and Damily - RFI
• Tibet question raised in Norwegian parliament - Norwegian Tibet Committee
• European Parliament Discusses Current Situation of Tibet - TibetNet
• GoDaddy Stops Selling Chinese Domains Over Censorship Concerns - Ryan Singe
• The Value Of Freedom, The Ugliness of Censorship: Google, the UFC, and China - Huffington Post

• Four Chamdo monks held over burned gov't vehicle - Tibetan Review
• China denies responsibility for Mekong's severe depletion - Tibetan Review
• Amnesty urges China to disclose execution figures - BBC News
• Students hold vigil, pray on Tibet uprising day - Tibetan Review
• Nepal frees 18 Tibetan protesters - AP
• Tibet Awareness Day: Let us not bend before China's threats - oregonlive.com
• Nominees for Tibetan Parliament in-exile announced at Dharamsala - ANI
• Free Tibet launches General Election Website - Free Tibet
• The Interesting Issue of ³Cross-Pass Relations² Between Tibetans - ICT
• A tale of two Kelsang Gyaltsens source of confusion for China's reporters - TibetNet