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.

Dalai Lama, peace are synonyms for each other

May 14, 2022

-The Print  Lhasa [Tibet], May 12 (ANI): These days the word ‘Dalai Lama’ and ‘peace’ have become synonyms for each other. In a popular television show, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, a British-American comedian and television host asked his American audience to describe the Dalai Lama. The spiritual guru read more →

China targeting younger Tibetans

May 13, 2022

Taipei Times – by Dolma Tsering There have recently been another two tragic self-immolation cases in Tibet. Both raised eyebrows within the Tibetan community and on Chinese media platforms. One involved a well-known Tibetan singer named Tsewang Norbu on Feb. 25. Norbu’s case sparked many questions, but most importantly it read more →

Experts Accuse China Of Trying To ‘deTibetanize’ Tibetans Through Education Policy

May 13, 2022

Ajeet Kumar for Republic World. During an international webinar held on Monday, Tibetan experts raised serious concerns over the increasing interference of the Chinese government in the education system of Tibet. According to a report by Tibet Press, the experts held an extensive discussion on “China Using Education as the Last Tool of read more →

China threatens consequences if Canada interferes in Tibet-related issues

May 12, 2022

By Amarachi Amadike, National Post – 10 May 2022 The Chinese government has expressed concern about the Central Tibetan Administration’s visit to Canada’s House of Commons. An embassy spokesperson referred to the delegation as a Tibetan “government-in-exile” – a separatist group. “China requires Canada to immediately stop interfering in China’s read more →

Ambassador Khatri meets the special coordinator for Tibet issues

May 12, 2022

The Annapurna Express – 11 May 2022 Nepali Ambassador to America Shridar Khatri has met US special coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya in Washington DC. In her tweet post, the US official said they ‘discussed the strong U.S.-Nepal partnership in advancing democracy, women’s rights, and inclusivity for all. Two read more →

Photos: Roundtable Discussion with His Excellency, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Central Tibetan Administration

May 12, 2022

May 10, 2022 – MLI On May 5, 2022, the Macdonald Laurier Institute (MLI), in partnership with the Canada Tibet Committee, hosted a special private roundtable discussion with the visiting delegation of the Central Tibetan Administration headed by His Excellency, the Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Central Tibetan Administration. read more →

China attempting for long to erase Tibetan language: Report

May 10, 2022

ANI for The Print. Lhasa [Tibet], May 8 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been attempting for decades to suppress and ultimately eradicate the Tibetan language using means like forcing children to study in colonial style boarding schools and arresting teachers, even as the locals resist the subversion attempt, read more →

World community should challenge Chinese government over ‘de-Tibetanizing’ of Tibetan children by using education as a colonial tool

May 7, 2022

–News Report by VIJAY KRANTI International experts on Tibet and China see the Chinese Boarding School System in today’s Tibet as a replay of similar Residential-School System which was adopted by the white settlers of America, Canada and Australia to wipe out the original culture and identity of local aborigines read more →

Tibetan political prisoner in poor health said to be released from jail

May 7, 2022

Radio Free Asia – by Sangyal Kunchok Norzin Wangmo was sentenced to 3 years in prison in 2020 for sharing news about a Tibetan who self-immolated. Chinese authorities have released Tibetan political prisoner Norzin Wangmo, who was arrested in 2020 and sentenced to three years in prison for sharing information read more →

Another Tibetan man arrested for WeChat comments

May 6, 2022

-By Free Tibet Palsang allegedly posted criticism of China’s increasingly tight restrictions on the Tibetan language. Tibet Watch has learned of the arrest of a Tibetan man in eastern Tibet in November 2021 in connection with posts he made in the messaging app WeChat. Palsang, a 24 year old man read more →