China Imposes More Restrictions on Internet Use
By Contact Staff / December 31, 2012
China has been using such tactics as blocking cell and internet service in areas of conflict as a means to control the spread of information. Now China is instituting ever tighter internet controls. Web users will now be required to register their names, curtailing any anonymous chatting or blogging. According read more →
New Report on Children’s Rights Violations in Tibet
By Contact Staff / December 27, 2012
“I was grazing yaks on the pasture. We heard something hissing over our head. It was the sound of bullets. We saw the Chinese army on the hill, on the roadside and they were everywhere…. We heard the cracking of gun shooting and artillery some times. That day I thought read more →
Students Raise their Voices in Protest
By Contact Staff / November 30, 2012
Recently, Chinese authorities in the Tsolho region distributed a ten-point political questionnaire to students, followed by a speech that included: allegations and abusive remarks against His Holiness the Dalai Lama, accusing him of provoking unrest in the region; disrespectful remarks about people who have died of self-immolation; and derogatory comments read more →
Tibet Support Groups gather in Dharamsala for International Summit
By Contact Staff / November 27, 2012
Various Tibet support groups, politicians, and journalists, including 20 Chinese delegates, gathered on the morning of November 16th for the opening of the Special International Meeting of Tibet Support Groups. The meeting, which took place within Dekyi Tsering Hall, Upper TCV, in Dharamsala, was organized by Core Group for Tibetan read more →
Low Expectations for China’s Changing Regime
By Contact Staff / November 26, 2012
The attention of the world is on China as the country transitions to a new Communist government after its 18th National Congress. While China plays an increasingly dominant role in international affairs, one of the most pressing questions surrounding the transition is domestic: will the new government signal any change read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visits Japan
By Contact Staff / November 19, 2012
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Japan on 4 November for a 12-day trip. Traveling to Yokohama, Tokyo, Kanazawa, Okinawa and back to Tokyo he met with various groups, from panel discussions to public talks, concluding with a meeting with the Japanese Parliament. A highlight of the trip was read more →
UN High Commissioner Urges China to Address Pressing Human Rights Issues in Tibet
By Contact Staff / November 13, 2012
The UN high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, in a rare public criticism over China’s conduct regarding human rights issues, urged China to promptly address the escalating situation in Tibet. Referring to the suppression of human rights she said, “The people of Tibet have been driven to desperate forms read more →
Number of Self-Immolations in Tibet Rises to 60
By Contact Staff / October 29, 2012
Recent weeks have seen an increasing number of cases of self-immolations within Tibet. On the late afternoon of Wednesday, 24 October, exiled Tibetans and their supporters peacefully gathered at the Main Temple of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala. They recited prayers to mark the latest loss read more →
U.S. Ambassador to China Visits Ngaba in North-Eastern Tibet
By Contact Staff / October 29, 2012
The U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, made a recent visit to Aba (Ngaba, in Tibetan) in North-Eastern Tibet during a broader visit to Sichuan and Chongqing. The visit, which took place on September 26, follows a wave of self-immolations, the majority of which have taken place within the Aba read more →
Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay Attends Forum 2000 in Prague
By Contact Staff / October 29, 2012
Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay attended the 16th annual international conference, Forum 2000, in Prague, Czech Republic, from 21 to 23 October. The three day conference, in accordance with the wishes of the late Václav Havel, focused on the relationship between democracy and the media. For the first time in its read more →