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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.

Sanctions Failure

December 14, 2020;

The United Kingdom’s latest list of 11 individuals to be sanctioned for committing human rights abuses does not include the senior Chinese official Chen Quanguo, who is responsible for numerous atrocities in the Tibet and Uyghur Autonomous regions. During his time as Communist Party Secretary for the two regions Quanguo has been responsible for mass arrests, unlawful disappearances, the establishment of notorious “re-education” camps and the destruction of monasteries. Chinese officials regularly escape sanction because of the close economic ties between China and the West.

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