WTN for June 2014

• Popular Tibetan singer arrested for lyrics praising Tibetan language - Radio Free Asia
• Exploitation of Tibet's "substitute" teachers in Rebkong County - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
• Tibetan monk escapes police custody and arrives safely in India - Associated Press
• No longer isolated for Tiananmen crackdown, China pressures others to shun critics like Dalai Lama - South China Morning Post
• China steps up repression during religious festival in Tibet - Central Tibetan Administration

• Czech Senators express support for Tibet - Phayul
• “UMAYLAM, the Middle Way Approach” launched by Tibetan leader - Central Tibetan Administration
• Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen released from prison - Filming for Tibet
• US asks China to start ‘unconditional’ talks with Dalai Lama - Hindustan Times
• As China and India strengthen trade ties, Tibet tensions remain - New York Times

• Toronto school board partnership with China's Confucius Institute sparks protest - Toronto Star
• Tibetan government workers barred from religious ceremony - Radio Free Asia
• Toronto school board partnership with China's Confucius Institute sparks protest - Toronto Star
• Bipartisan Bill on reciprocal access to Tibet introduced in US House of Representatives - Office of US Rep. Jim McGovern
• Chinese authorities arrest 60 Tibetan mine protesters - Radio Free Asia
• ‘Desperate’ Tibetans struggle to escape from Chinese yoke - Financial Times

• Tibetans held for opposing Chinese marble mining operations - Radio Free Asia
• Opinion: Zhu Weiqun - You are not who you say you are - Tibet Policy Institute
• Taming the West: China deepens Tibet’s integration with the rest of the country - The Economist
• China opens 24 police stations in Labrang monasteries - Phayul
• First ever gathering of Tibetans of mixed parentage in London concludes successfully - Tibetans of Mixed Parentage

• Midnight freedom for Tibetan nun held for 'political reasons' - Radio Free Asia
• Tibetan writers released from prison - Tibet Post International
• New China map shows Arunachal Pradesh as part of Tibet - India Today
• The Illusion of Chinese Power - The National Interest
• Thousands gather in Ladakh for Kalachakra teachings - DalaiLama.com