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.

Rinpoche Freed

April 20, 2016;

Buruna Rinpoche, is also known as Tulku Phurbu Tsering, the spiritual teacher of a community of nuns and a senior religious figurehead has been freed from Mianyang Prison near Chengdu in Sichuan where he has been held since 2009 for resisting political reeducation campaigns at his monastery. RFA reports that his health is uncertain as he has been tortured in jail and subject to a poor diet.

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