Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

US House approves Tibet bill in latest human rights challenge to Beijing

January 30, 2020

Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post, 29 January 2020, Read original news here. The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill bolstering Washington’s support for human rights and environmental protection in Tibet, the latest piece … Continued The post US House approves Tibet bill in read more →

Bill to Support Tibet Wins Strong Approval in US House of Representatives

January 30, 2020

Reported by RFA’s Tibetan service. Translation by Dorjee Damdul. Written in English by Paul Eckert. Read the original article here. A bill to strengthen U.S. policy in support of Tibet won strong approval Tuesday by the House of Representatives, a … Continued The post Bill to Support Tibet Wins Strong read more →

In Tibetan areas of China, new infections appear

January 29, 2020

Reported by Lobe Socktsang and Kalden Lodoe for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Dorjee Damdul. Written in English by Richard Finney. January 28, 2020. Read the original article here. Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection have begun to climb in Tibetan … Continued The post In Tibetan areas of China, new read more →

China should be wary of meddling in the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation

January 29, 2020

Ngodup Dongchung, 27 January 2020, Read original news here. The story of Tibet under China has been one of suffering and suppression. According to the 70,000 Character Petition, submitted to the Chinese leadership in 1962 by the 10th Panchen Lama, … Continued The post China should be wary of meddling read more →

Rules of Return

January 28, 2020

By Namrata Biji Ahuja, The Week, 25 January 2020 Read original news here. As China moves ahead with its plans to name the next Dalai Lama, there is concern among Tibetan Buddhists and also in India, which is home to … Continued The post Rules of Return appeared first on read more →

The responsibility to counter China’s ambitions falls to us

January 28, 2020

Ben Sasse, U.S. senator from Nebraska, The Atlantic. January 27, 2020. Read the original article here.  In August 1784, when the American merchant vessel Empress of China finally docked in Canton (modern-day Guangzhou) after six months at sea, Captain John … Continued The post The responsibility to counter China’s ambitions read more →

We the people prime movers of Republic: President Kovind stresses on constitutional ideals in R-Day speech

January 27, 2020

India Today, January 26 2020 Read original news here. President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday urged people, particularly the youth, to remain non-violent when fighting for a cause and stressed on the need to “hold fast to constitutional methods” of … Continued The post We the people prime movers of read more →

Global: Urgent Action Needed to Meet Education Deadline

January 25, 2020

Human Rights Watch. January 24, 2020. Read the original article here. (London) – Governments should end all discrimination in children’s access to education and urgently strengthen policies and funding to ensure all children are able to benefit from their right to quality … Continued The post Global: Urgent Action Needed to Meet read more →

China: Free Rights Defenders for Lunar New Year

January 25, 2020

Human Rights Watch. January 24, 2020. Read the original article here.  (New York) – The Chinese government should immediately release activists, lawyers, and others arbitrarily detained for their work defending human rights and allow them to return to their families to celebrate … Continued The post China: Free Rights Defenders for Lunar read more →

On the menu at Wuhan virus market: Rats and live wolf pups

January 25, 2020

Channel News Asia, 22 January 2020, Read original news here. SHANGHAI: The food market where China’s deadly virus surfaced was a smorgasbord of exotic wildlife ranging from wolf pups to species linked to previous pandemics such as civets, according to vendor … Continued The post On the menu at Wuhan virus read more →