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.

“World’s Biggest Prison”

December 21, 2017;

The media watchdog Reporters without Borders has designated China the “world’s biggest prison for journalists” for the second year running in its 2017 World Press Freedom Index. It says China is “continuing to improve its arsenal of measures for persecuting journalists and bloggers”, and that “journalists in China meet with slow death behind bars”. China is ranked 175th out of 180 countries. Norway was top, North Korea bottom.

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