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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HOW THE DALAI LAMA NEGOTIATED THE FUTURE OF HIS NATION IN EXILE

By Virat Markandeya, For original article,Click here. The Dalai Lama was just 23 when he was forced to flee his home country, accompanied by a small entourage and eventually followed by thousands of Tibetan refugees. He had been formally recognized … Continued

Dalai Lama congratulates South African President Ramaphosa on his victory

ANI, For original article, Click here. Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday congratulated President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa for his victory in the elections. In a letter to President Ramaphosa, he said: “South Africa has great potential for development and prosperity. The people of South Africa have worked hard to promote … Continued

Three more people detained as China continues to crack down on labour groups

By Keegan Elmer, For original article, Click here. Police in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen raid organisations that provide training and advisory services to migrant workers Situation has worsened since workers’ rights protest at Jasic technology, observers say China’s crackdown on organisations … Continued

‘Unusual Behavior’: NGO Reverse-Engineers China’s Homegrown Spy App

For original article, Click here. Human Rights Watch acquired a copy of the Chinese app used for mass national surveillance and reverse-engineered it to provide a clearer picture into how Beijing is seeking to keep track of the nation’s population … Continued

INSIDE CHINA’S MASSIVE SURVEILLANCE OPERATION

THE WOMAN REMEMBERS the first time she got a smartphone. It was 2011, and she was living in Hotan, an oasis town in Xinjiang, in northwest China. The 30-year-old, Nurjamal Atawula, loved to take pictures of her children and exchange strings … Continued

An Exiled Chinese Novelist Rips Apart Xi Jinping and His ‘China Dream’

Ma Jian, the exiled Chinese novelist, knows better than most the desire for freedom in a country where democracy is a dream and censorship is the norm. His debut, the 1987 short-story collection Stick Out Your Tongue, highlighted the brutal … Continued

New One-Child Documentary Highlights The Evil Of China’s Communist Party

By Ben Weingarten, For the original article, Click here. The filmmakers show us totalitarianism in its rawest form, in its effort to control the most sacred of all bonds—that of the family. Students of history right up to present-day Venezuela know … Continued

Mystery surrounds kidnapped Panchen Lama

By RICHARD S EHRLICH, Read the original article here. It is nearly 24 years since the Chinese government kidnapped the Panchen Lama – and groups around the world are calling for Beijing to reveal what has happened to the boy, who … Continued

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