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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Cyclone Fani: Official death toll is now 29 in Odisha

PTI, The Hindu, 5 May 2019 Read article here The government had mounted a massive restoration work across 10,000 villages and 52 urban areas ravaged by the storm, affecting nearly one crore people The death toll in Cyclone Fani rose … Continued

Is China the Problem?

Project Syndicate, Read full article here China’s relations with the West – and particularly with the United States – will be the driving force in twenty-first-century geopolitics and international commerce. But are US and European policymakers right to assume that … Continued

Amid poll frenzy, it’s business as usual at Majnu Ka Tilla

By Soibam Rocky Singh, Read the original article here. Only Tibetan refugees born in India between 1959 and June 30, 1987, have the right to vote in the country With less than a week to go for the Lok Sabha … Continued

Fed up Canada tells U.S. to help with China crisis or forget about favors

By David Ljunggren, For original news,Click here. OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is leaning on the United States to help settle a dispute with China, which has started to block imports of vital Canadian commodities amid a dispute over a detained … Continued

Death Threats Against Chemi Lhamo Were Organized by Chinese Diplomats in Canada

According to a revelation by a Canadian Intelligence consultant, the death threats against the pro-Tibet student leader likely originated from the Chinese diplomats in Canada. Tibetan origin student was targeted with threats and abuse on the internet after getting elected … Continued

China Now Using Facial Recognition To Track Ethnic Minorities, Even In Beijing

By Zak Doffman, Read the original article here. It’s happened again – China’s unconstrained approach to automating dystopia has been exposed by the lack of basic data security. TechCrunchreported on Friday that a security researcher had “found a smart city database accessible … Continued

China Questions Classmates, Friends of Tibetan Student Who Posted Politically Sensitive Essay

Authorities in northwestern China’s Gansu province have broadened their investigation into the case of a Tibetan university student unhappy with poor government job opportunities for Tibetans, now questioning his classmates and close acquaintances, Tibetan sources say. Sonam Lhundrub, a graduate … Continued

One Part of the World Fears China’s Growing Power

The National Interest, 2 May 2019, Read article here The Second Belt and Road Forum, which ran from 25 to 27 April in Beijing, showcased China’s progress with its Belt and Road Initiative and also demonstrated the country’s increasing global economic … Continued

Denisovan Jawbone Discovered in a Cave in Tibet

By Carl Zimmer, For original article,Click here. In 1980, a Buddhist monk in Tibet entered a sacred cave to pray. On the floor, he found half of a human jawbone, studded with two teeth. A team of scientists on Wednesday … Continued

BRI’s Impact on Tibet Require Far Wider Scrutiny

By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, For original article, Click here. NEW DELHI: The second edition of Belt and Road Initiative or Summit is over but the mega project deserves far greater scrutiny than it is currently receiving, including the impact that … Continued

China’s Xinjiang citizens monitored with police app, says rights group

BBC, 2 May 2019 Read article here Chinese police are using a mobile app to keep data on millions of ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang province, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). In a report released on Thursday, HRW said it … Continued

U.S. religious freedom body wants China sanctioned for human rights abuses

By Christopher White, For original news, Click here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – China has been singled out by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for its attacks on religion and human rights in its newly released annual report. In … Continued

Freed lawyer Tang Jingling vows to continue fight for human rights, democracy in China

By Mimi Lau, For original news, Click here. After spending five years in prison for inciting subversion, the 48-year-old has returned to his hometown and says the jail time confirmed his beliefs He was jailed along with two other activists … Continued

IS CHINA ATTEMPTING TO PROP UP FAKE TIBETAN ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA?

-Brian Hioe, New Bloom. Read the original article here. THOUGH NOT widely reported on, concerns have broken out that China may be attempting to prop up overseas Tibetan organizations loyal to its interests, with the formation of the Tibetan Organization … Continued

Is China Attemping to Prop Up Fake Tibetan Organizations in Canada?

-Brian Hioe, New Bloom. Read the original article here. THOUGH NOT widely reported on, concerns have broken out that China may be attempting to prop up overseas Tibetan organizations loyal to its interests, with the formation of the Tibetan Organization … Continued