* Video: 'Larung Gar Buddhist Academy – Under Threat' por Free Tibet: Is video of 10 Minutes highlights the situation in Larung Gar and the actions that are being taken to press China to stop demolitions and expulsions. The video is available in English in:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Fre
Youtube: www.youtu.be/lnxzpzYetTY
* Report: 'Shadow of dust across the sun: How tourism is used to counter Tibetan cultural resilience' por International Campaign for Tibet: This new report reveals how demolitions and expulsions are part of an evolutionary and aggressive political strategy to stop and control the influence of Larung Gar (and Yachen Gar) By undermining religious practice and increasing intrusive security measures, while at the same time they use interest in Tibetan Buddhism to attract Chinese tourists. The report can be seen, shared and downloaded from: https://www.savetibet.org/shad
Pro-Tibet groups and individuals involved in the Tibet Defense Coalition project have been this week in Geneva in the UN Human Rights Council. This time the members of the coalition team included representatives of Tibet Justice Center, Students for a Free Tibet y Tibetan Youth Association Europe, as well as Golog Jig and Nyima Lhamo., who gave first -hand tests. Team members worked hard to raise a number of Tibet-related issues with Special Procedure mandate holders., to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Permanent State Missions based in Geneva. A full update will be available soon.
Reference information (in English):
* Register for the European Regional Meeting (Riga, Latvia 5-7 May)*
http://tibetnetwork.org/europe
28 February 2017: Losar Tashi Delek and updates: http://us13.campaign-
24 February 2017: UN Special Procedures Joint Communication on Larung Gar: http://us13.campaign-arch
14 February 2017: Advocacy Day Pack now available: http://us13.campaign-archive2.
The Campaign Challenge: http://us13.campaig
Tashi Wangchuk Indicted: New Actions, Sample Materials and Resources
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