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.

Solitary Protest

April 27, 2014;

Lobsang Tenpa, 19, a monk from Kirti monastery in Tibet’s Ngaba County, has been arrested. Wearing a Tibetan national flag around his head and carrying a large picture of the Dalai Lama, he shouted slogans in the street against the Chinese government’s repressive policies in Tibet, calling for a long life for the Dalai Lama and his return to Tibet. Chinese police on street patrol immediately arrested him, his current whereabouts are unknown.

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