WTN for January 2019

• US Congress passes another pro-Tibet act - the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act - CTA
• Americans rank Dalai Lama among most admired men in the world, showing continued US support for both him and Tibet - International Campaign for Tibet
• CTA issues report on China’s failure to mitigate alarming climatic conditions in Tibet - CTA
• China forbids Tibetan students from participating in winter break activities, fearing exposure to perspectives different than communist ideology - Radio Free Asia
• China positions itself as a leader in climate change battle while continuing to ignore Tibet’s fragile ecosystem - Rukor

• China steps up military build-up in Tibet as America passes law of Reciprocal Access - Financial Express
• A Tibetan monk, arrested for celebrating HH the Dalai Lama’s birthday in 2015, released on critical health condition. - Central Tibetan Administration
• Tibetans forced to prostrate to Xi Jinping Pictures: religious repression in Tibet accelerates - Central Tibetan Administration
• China denies a human rights lawyer from seeing the imprisoned Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk on eve of arrest anniversary. - International Campaign for Tibet
• Beijing’s Buddhist diplomacy depends on controlling the Tibetan leader’s next reincarnation - Foreign Policy