WTN for August 2012

• Religious Freedom ‘Declines Markedly’ in China - Radio Free Asia
• Tibetan self-immolator dies of burn injuries - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)
• Tibetan intellectuals targeted by Chinese authorities - Tibet Bureau Geneva
• China rejects re-opening of India’s Lhasa consulate - Phayul
• 22-year-old girl takes Tibet to the Olympics - Phayul
• Self-immolation protests continue - Free Tibet, Phayul, TCHRD

• Protests Erupt as Tibetan Monks Are Detained - Radio Free Asia
• Young Tibetan Nomad Sets Himself on Fire - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)
• Tibetan Athlete Wins Bronze - Walks a Fine Line - Associated Press
• Update: Chinese police beat 1 Tibetan to death after 2 burn themselves in Ngaba - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)

• Statement by the Kashag (Tibetan Cabinet): Misuse of photos of Tibetan monks in reports about violence in Burma - Kashag (Tibetan Cabinet)
• Tibetan language videos bridge understanding - Human Rights in China
• After special notice, China deploys armed forces - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)
• Tibet Unrest Unlikely to Fade, Activists Say - Voice of America News
• Tsodun Monastery Crackdown: Arbitrary Detention of Five Young Monks - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)
• Senator highlights successful conclusion of the 6th World Parliamentarian Convention on Tibet - Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet

• Flame of Truth torch to travel to 5 continents - Tibetan Parliament in Exile
• China’s state-run news agency being used to monitor critics in Canada - National Post
• Senior monk sentenced to 7 years for sharing information - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)
• Two self-immolations in Ngaba confirmed - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)