Latest Tibet News – 4th Feb, 2017 | Cross-Party Group on Tibet in the Scottish Parliament

Secretary Tillerson says he is committed to promoting dialogue on Tibet and receiving the Dalai Lama (International Campaign for Tibet, February 1, 2017)
Tibetan Pilgrims See Passports Destroyed on Their Return (Radio Free Asia, 31st Jan, 2017)
Message of courage and truth from Tibetan scholar monk who was tortured and imprisoned (International Campaign for Tibet, January 30, 2017)
“It’s like a whole library had burned down” : prominent Tibet scholar Elliot Sperling dies (Phayul, February 02, 2017)
Tibetan musician freed after four years in jail (Free Tibet, 3rd February 2017)
Colourful protests mark one-year anniversary of language advocate’s detention (Free Tibet, 30th January 2017)
Monk protestor released after over two years behind bars (Phayul, February 01, 2017)

Opinion and Analysis

New Freedom House Report ranks Tibet as the least free among countries and territories (International Campaign for Tibet, January 31, 2017)

First Meeting of the Year of Tibet Group in French Senate (CTA, February 1, 2017)
Chinese counter-terrorism policy: Impacts and dangers for Tibetans and Uyghurs (UNPO, February 4, 2017)
China official says U.S. should stop using Dalai Lama to stir trouble: state media (Reuters, February 4, 2017)

Tibetan PM announces revised women empowerment policy (Phayul, February 02, 2017)
Tibet’s PPCC members implement duties (China Tibet News, 11th Jan, 2017) .
Tibet’s electricity consumption hit a record high in 2016 (China Tibet News, 18th Jan, 2017)
New Year market of Barkhor Shopping Mall (China Tibet News, 4th Feb 2017)
Region sets standards of paint, cloth, skill of Thangka paintings (China Daily, 22nd Jan 2017)
Roads in Ngaba’s Barkham County Are Neglected, Left in Dangerous Condition (Radio Free Asia, 27th Jan 2017)

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