TL;DR Tibetan News Updates

• Rights groups call for global pressure on Beijing to free Zhang Yadi, detained for promoting dialogue on Sino-Tibet issues, facing up to 15 years in jail. (Feb 15)

• India's recognition of Tibet as part of China in 1954 led to border disputes with China, challenging India's belief in settled northern borders based on the Panchsheel Agreement. (Feb 15)

• China's state broadcaster CNR has increased Tibetan-language programming, filling the void left by suspended RFA and VOA services, as foreign journalists face bans and restrictions in Tibet. (Feb 14)

• China calls on Gyaincain Norbu to strengthen Sinicization in Tibet, uphold CPC leadership, and promote ethnic unity and religious harmony. (Feb 14)

• Penpa Tsering won the preliminary poll with 61.025 of the votes, securing another five-year term as Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration. (Feb 13)