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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Tibetan Rights Activist Tsering Tso Detained for 2 Weeks

She posted a video on social media of a police officer rejecting her application for a passport entry and exit permit. -by Radio Free Asia  A Tibetan rights activist, known for publicly criticizing Chinese authorities online, was detained for two weeks from Nov. 29 in Qinghai province on alleged charges read more →

Canada Sanctions Chinese Officials for Human Rights Violations

–From Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (People’s Republic of China) Regulations against 8 former or current senior officials involved in grave human rights violations in the country. The sanctions announced today respond to Chinese government-led repression of ethnic read more →

EU raises concerns over human rights violations in China on International Human rights day

On International Human Rights Day, the European Union (EU) issued a strong statement expressing deep concerns over ongoing human rights violations in China, particularly about civil, cultural, economic, social and political rights. The EU urged China to uphold the fundamental rights of all individual, including ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. read more →

Tibetan monk in poor health after his release from prison

-by Radio Free Asia  A Tibetan Buddhist monk imprisoned for sending money for prayer offerings to be made to the Dalai Lama and the abbot of India’s Kirti Monastery has been released from jail but remains in poor health, according to two sources in Tibet familiar with the situation. Rachung read more →

Indologist who helped Jawaharlal Nehru to train army in Tibetan at Ladakh during Sino-Indian War, no more

Rashtrapati Award winner Suniti Kumar Pathak was a key figure in establishment of India-Tibetan studies at Visva-Bharati. -by Snehamoy Chakraborty Suniti Kumar Pathak, a scholar chosen by Jawaharlal Nehru to train the army in Tibetan at Ladakh during the Sino-Indian War, passed away at his Abanpally residence in Santiniketan. Rashtrapati read more →

China’s assimilationist tactic towards Tibetan children (IANS Analysis)

Tibet has been under Chinese control since 1951, a situation often described by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as “liberation”. This annexation has not only involved territorial claims but has also encompassed significant social, economic, and cultural dimensions. The CCP’s approach to Tibet serves as a revealing example of its read more →

The Perseverance of an Independent Tibetan School: The 30-Year Journey of Jigme Gyaltsen Ethnic Vocational School

In July 2024, Jigme Gyaltsen Ethnic Vocational High School, which had operated independently for 30 years, announced its closure. Known as the best Tibetan-language educational institution and a private welfare school in the greater Tibetan region, it has now come to an end. The author of this article once served read more →

TYC team embarks on bike rally to gather support for Tibet’s cause

By -Prem Chetry, 26 November, 2024 A team of 11 bikers and four volunteers of Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) embarked on a motorcycle rally to garner support and create awareness for Tibet’s freedom. The rally was flagged from Bum-la Pass in Indo-Tibet border on 22 November by Bharat Tibet Sahyog read more →

Tibetan environmentalist Karma Samdrup released after a decade and a half in prison

-by International Campaign for Tibet  Prominent Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist, Karma Samdrup, who has been serving a 15-year prison sentence, has been released upon completion of term. He was first detained on January 7, 2010 and sentenced on June 24, 2010. The Chinese sentence document said his imprisonment would run until November read more →

Popular Tibetan Poet Gendun Lhundrub Released after Serving 4-year Sentence

Tibetan netizens have been sharing one of his poems – about living under surveillance – on social media. -by Radio Free Asia  A prominent Tibetan writer and poet was released from prison earlier this month after serving a four-year sentence, and Tibetan netizens have celebrated by widely sharing one of read more →

Former Political Prisoner Detained for Social Media Posts

Tibetan language activist Tashi Wangchuk was detained for 15 days -by Tibet Watch  Tibet Watch has learned that Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk was detained last month on 20 October. The Yushu City Police Detention Centre released him last Monday after 15 days. The organisation responsible for his detention was read more →

China-linked Group Hacked Tibetan Media and University Sites to Distribute Cobalt Strike Payload

-by The Record, 13 November 2024 A China-linked state hacker group has compromised Tibetan media and university websites in a new espionage campaign, researchers have found — part of a series of attacks targeting the Tibetan community in order to collect intelligence for Beijing. The websites of the digital news read more →

Jailed Tibetan Community Leader Denied Retrial

Anya Sengdra has already served 6 years of a 7-year prison sentence. -by Radio Free Asia, 8 November 2024 Chinese authorities in Tibet have denied to retry an environmental activist who is serving a seven-year sentence for campaigning against government corruption, his lawyer said on social media. Anya Sengdra, 53, read more →

China said to intensify crackdown on Tibetan monks, religious education

Those who attempted to escape have faced severe consequences, treated ‘like criminals’ and subjected to further restrictions. –ANI Chinese authorities have intensified their crackdown on Tibetan Buddhism, forcibly relocating hundreds of young monks from Kirti Monastery to state-run boarding schools in Ngaba County, Sichuan Province. Reports indicate that these students, aged 6 to 17, are subjected to prison-like read more →

Tibetan Whistleblower Detained by Chinese Police

-by International Campaign for Tibet  A 29-year-old Tibetan environmental whistleblower from Ngaba (Ch: Aba) is currently under detention for his exposé on Chinese social media of illegal sand and gravel mining in his native Tsaruma (Chá’ěrmǎ) hometown. After the exposé went viral on Chinese social media in mid-October, local Chinese read more →