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.

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CBS Censors a ‘Good Fight’ Segment. Its Topic Was Chinese Censorship.

By Julia Jacobs, May 7, 2019 Read original article here Midway through the most recent episode of “The Good Fight,” a legal drama that deals with Trump-era politics, a scene depicting a confrontation between lawyers and their clients abruptly stops. Shortly after, for … Continued

Tibetan Man, Aunt Sentenced For Panchen Lama Protest in Sichuan

For original new, Click here. Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province handed jail terms on Wednesday to a young Tibetan convicted of calling in public for the release of Tibetan spiritual leader the Panchen Lama and also to his aunt, … Continued

China cracks down on Ramadan fasting, prompting activist boycott of Chinese products

By Tracey Shelton, For original news, Click here. With Muslims around the world observing the holy month of Ramadan, Chinese authorities have again launched a crackdown on fasting and religious practices by Islamic minorities. The restrictions are particularly enforced in … Continued

Former Botswana leader defies gov’t, pokes China over Tibet

APA News, For original news, Click here. Former Botswana president Ian Khama has defied a directive by the government for its citizens to respect Beijing’s One-China Policy and came out in support of Tibet on Tuesday.Khama has issued a statement … Continued

Revealed: new evidence of China’s mission to raze the mosques of Xinjiang

By Lily Kuo, For original article,Click here. Guardian and Bellingcat investigation finds more than two dozen Islamic religious sites partly or completely demolished since 2016. Around this time of the year, the edge of the Taklamakan desert in far western China should … Continued

All the news not fit to print

China’s propaganda machine has been expanding globally, but Beijing’s messages will remain unheard in most of the world For a regime that puts so much stock in propaganda and controlling the message, it is astounding that the Chinese Communist Party … Continued

The world shrugs as China locks up 1 million Muslims

By Dave Lawler, For orignal news, Click here. China has detained an estimated 1 million to 2 million Uighur Muslims in the region of Xinjiang, and millions more live one step away from detention under the watchful eye of the … Continued

China denies having ‘concentration camps,’ tells US to ‘stop interfering’

By Ben Westcott, For original news, Click here. Hong Kong (CNN):Beijing has rejected US accusations of operating “concentration camps” in its Xinjiang region, with a government spokesman telling Washington Monday to “stop interfering in Chinese domestic affairs.” US Assistant Secretary … Continued

Dalai Lama Donates Rs. 10 Lakh To Odisha For Relief Work

BHUBANESWAR: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has donated Rs. 10 lakhs for restoration and relief work in areas affected by Cyclone Fani in Odisha. In a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Dalai Lama said, “I appreciate that relief … Continued

Delegation to press Ottawa over concerns of extradition agreement between Hong Kong and China

By XIAO XU, For original new click here. A Hong Kong delegation of pro-democracy politicians and activists is heading to Ottawa to urge the Canadian government to oppose the territory’s extradition amendments, which would allow people to be sent to China … Continued

Noodles and Nehru’s nod

By Vivek Chhetri, Read the original article here.  Gyalo Thondup, the Dalai Lama’s brother whose noodles factory burnt down here on Saturday, had learnt to make the strips of flour paste from his mother at the age of five at his … Continued

Cyclone Fani: Official death toll is now 29 in Odisha

PTI, The Hindu, 5 May 2019 Read article here The government had mounted a massive restoration work across 10,000 villages and 52 urban areas ravaged by the storm, affecting nearly one crore people The death toll in Cyclone Fani rose … Continued

Is China the Problem?

Project Syndicate, Read full article here China’s relations with the West – and particularly with the United States – will be the driving force in twenty-first-century geopolitics and international commerce. But are US and European policymakers right to assume that … Continued

Amid poll frenzy, it’s business as usual at Majnu Ka Tilla

By Soibam Rocky Singh, Read the original article here. Only Tibetan refugees born in India between 1959 and June 30, 1987, have the right to vote in the country With less than a week to go for the Lok Sabha … Continued

Fed up Canada tells U.S. to help with China crisis or forget about favors

By David Ljunggren, For original news,Click here. OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is leaning on the United States to help settle a dispute with China, which has started to block imports of vital Canadian commodities amid a dispute over a detained … Continued