WTN for March 2011

• Minister Kenney Issues Statement Recognizing Losar - Tibet

• Tibetan statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day - Tibet
• Canadian MP raises case of Tibetan environmentalist/philanthropist Karma Samdrup in Parliament - Tibet

• CORRECTION: Media Release from the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama -
• Flaming Lips, Michael Stipe, The Roots and Patti Smith Rock for Tibet - Rolling Stones
• China at War with Biggest Enemy, the Free Press - Tibet Post
• US pressures Nepal on Tibetan exiles - Asia Times Online
• Struggle for a Free Tibet- Independence or Autonomy? - Tibet Post
• U.S. Ambassador Roemer inaugurates Tibetan Refugee Center in Dharamsala - ICT
• China's Panchen Lama says Tibetans are 'free' - AFP
• Delhi changes Karmapa tune - The Telegraph
• Resurgence of Tibetan New Year celebrations despite March 10 security build-up - ICT
• To overlook reality would be stupid - Pioneer
• China says Dalai Lama has to reincarnate - Reuters
• Tibet closed to foreign tourists in March - AFP

• The Dalai Lama's Statement issued at Tezpur 18th April, 1959 - Claude Arpi
• History Leading Up to March 10, 1959 - Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa, WTN editor
• Dalai Lama: Q&A - Dean Nelson
• 'Without Dalai Lama, legitimacy would be a problem' - IANS
• China says Dalai Lama playing 'tricks' with resignation - AFP
• Tibet's exiled Dalai Lama to devolve political role - BBC
• What now for the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan cause? - Guardian
• The Statement of Kashag on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan People’s National Uprising Day - The Kashag
• Message of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Fourteenth Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies - Tibet

• 2011 "March for Tibet's Independence" - Ngawang Norbu
• Clear view of China from Tibet - Seattle Times
• Rome’s Mayor support His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s call for fact finding missions to Tibet - Tibet
• Flag Campaign: Tibet Initiative Deutschland - TSG Germany
• INTERVIEW: Tibetans share their uprising stories with the world - Taipei Times
• Nepal Quashes Tibetan 52nd Uprising Commemoration - Tibet Post
• TWA dedicates women's uprising anniversary to Tibetan women writers - Phayul
• Dalai Lama proclaims success of Tibetan democracy, hands over government duties to elected Tibetan leader - ICT
• Tibet parliament can turn down Dalai Lama’s decision - Indian Express
• Tibetan parliament-in-exile has three options on Dalai Lama - Sify News
• Why the Dalai Lama’s decision to step down was a wise one - India Site
• Viewpoint: Dalai Lama's exile challenge for Tibet - BBC

• Tibetan government-in-exile expresses faith in Karmapa - IANS
• Tibetan exile recalls life as political prisoner in China - San Mateo County Times
• Tibetan polls a money-spinning affair - IANS
• Dalai decision, coming polls put Tibet MPs in a fix - Indian Express
• OPINION: Reconciling China and Tibet - Wall Street Journal
• Opinion: Compassion Lama - Financial Times

• OPINION: The wisdom of surrender - Indian Express
• Opinion: The Dalai Lama steps back, but not down - guardian.co.uk
• Dalai Lama cedes control in hopes of curbing Chinese control - Globe and Mail
• Members of Tibetan parliament-in-exile urge Dalai Lama to stay on as political leader - CP
• Tibet Cabinet accepts Dalai Lama's resignation - VARINDER BHATIA
• Fiery death of Tibetan monk sparks protests: Activists - AFP
• Monk immolates himself; major protests at Tibetan monastery violently suppressed - AFP

• Should Tibetans Have Protested in 2008 or Not? - Woeser
• Exile: Tibetan monk in China set himself on fire at anti-government protest, hundreds rally - CP
• Tibetan Who Set Himself Afire Dies - New York Times
• Editorial: Sangay: Reaching out to China, via Harvard - Boston Globe
• Harvard Law fellow set to lead Tibetans - Boston Globe
• 'I was born in India, owe debt to US, but my heart is Tibetan' - Times of India
• Nepal disallows Tibetan voting - TNN
• Tibetan parliament passes resolution urging Dalai Lama not to retire - Phayul
• Dalai's retirement proposal radical, says Rinpoche - TNN
• Panel set up on Dalai's proposal - TNN
• Why Doesn't China Want To Let the Dalai Lama Resign? - Foreign Policy
• Tibet poll 'a vote for freedom' - The Australian
• Democracy is feasible for Asia nations: Dalai Lama - Taipei Times