WTN for September 2017

• Scarred landscapes, piles of rubble and polluted waters... how illegal mining left a trail of devastation across a nature reserve on the Tibetan plateau - South China Morning Post
• Tibetan nomads forced from grazing land, winter camps - Radio Free Asia
• ‘China-Tibetan Cultural Exchange Delegation’ warns Australian PM not to meet Dalai Lama - SBS Australia
• Inspired to 'build trust and work together,' Tibetans and Vietnamese hold joint human rights conference - Los Angeles Times
• Tibetan officials commemorate 57th Democracy Day, call for unity and perseverance - Tibetan Kashag

• China builds road to Nepal border, raises flag - Radio Free Asia
• China increases subsidies for residents living close to Indian border in Tibet - Hindustan Times
• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid ra'adAl Hussein, highlights Tibetan human rights defenders - UN Human Rights Council
• Tibet activists meet in Mexico City for 2017 Americas regional strategy meeting - Canada Tibet Committee
• Dalai Lama joins international call to end violence against Rohingya - The Telegraph

• Tibetan monks urge compassion after their tires are slashed in British Columbia - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Tibetan woman receives provincial NDP nomination in Toronto area riding - Canada Tibet Committee
• On eve of Party Congress, China releases book claiming human rights achievements - The Diplomat
• After border stand-off, China and India embroiled in water dispute - BBC World Service
• China opens Tibet-Nepal highway, ready for military use if needed - NDTV

• China’s revised regulations threaten religious freedom in Tibet - International Campaign for Tibet
• China retaliates against US university for inviting H.H. Dalai Lama to speak at graduation - Quartz
• China holds on to Tibetan passports despite promises of return - Radio Free Asia
• Tibet under travel ban, foreigners evicted during CCP National Congress - Tibet Post International
• Lithuanian MPs meet Dalai Lama, establish Tibet friendship group - Baltic Course