WTN for April 2014

• New report: Tibetans repressed in Nepal due to Chinese pressure - New York Times
• Angela Merkel's historical China map flap - Sydney Morning Herald
• Tibetan village leaders sentenced 10 years for anti-flag campaign - Radio Free Asia
• China drills 7km borehole in Tibet in hunt for oil and gas - South China Morning Post
• Appeal for medical parole for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, imprisoned for 12 years - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

• Chinese officials order Tibetan prayer wheels destroyed - Radio Free Asia
• Two Tibetans arrested in Sog for exchanging content through phone - Phayul
• Opinion: How Europe sacrificed the right to peaceful protest for good relations with China - Huffington Post
• Editorial: Doing China’s bidding in Nepal - New York Times
• China cancels human rights dialogue with Britain - The Guardian

• China will not allow Indian diplomatic mission in Lhasa - The Hindu
• Tibetan detained for taking photos of burning protest - Radio Free Asia
• Chinese spies keep eye on leading universities - Sydney Morning Herald
• Tibetan monks detained over prayers for Dalai Lama - Radio Free Asia
• EARTH DAY: The politics of water in Tibet - Canada Tibet Committee

• Four Tibetans arrested over mining protest - Radio Free Asia
• Chinese authorities destroy Tibetan brick plants to 'prevent competition' - Radio Free Asia
• Religious leaders in India call on China to release the Panchen Lama - Asian News International
• China "paying attention" after Norwegian PM declines meeting with Dalai Lama - Reuters
• 100 years after Simla Accord, its historical impact is still debated - South China Morning Post