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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Report: Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in western China

Washington Post, 30 November 2017 Read original story here BEIJING — A Tibetan monk set himself on fire in western China in an apparent protest against Chinese rule in the traditionally Tibetan region, a monitoring group said Thursday. Citing an … Continued

Sangay hails Taiwanese bill that dissolves Tibetan panel

Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay on Tuesday hailed a bill passed by the Taiwanese parliament that dissolved nearly a century old ministry-level Mongolian Tibet Affairs Commission (MTAC), saying it was creating misunderstanding between Tibetans and Taiwanese. “The MTAC has been … Continued

Beijing Hinders Free Speech in America

By Wang Dan, NOV. 26, 2017 – The New York Times I spent nearly seven years in a Chinese prison for being a leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. I was freed in 1998, and the Chinese government let … Continued

China bets on mega projects in Tibet

By Atul Aneja, The Hindu – 26 November 2017 China’s well-tested mantra that has powered its economic rise — build quality infrastructure and the rest will follow — is in full play in Tibet. The Qinghai-Tibet railway, the 1,956-km track … Continued

China under-20 football tour suspended after pro-Tibet protests

By Benjamin Haas, The Guardian – 26 November 2017 A tour of Germany by China’s under-20 men’s football team has been suspended after their first match was met with protests. The remaining games in Germany will be postponed, the German Football Association said, after … Continued

Past is past’: Dalai Lama says Tibet wants to stay with China, wants development

Hindustan Times, 24 November 2017 Read original story here Tibet does not seek independence from China but wants greater development, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said in Kolkata Thursday. China and Tibet enjoyed a close relationship, though there were … Continued

India a living example of religious tolerance: Dalai Lama

Business Standard, 24 November 2017 Read original story here Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama lauded India for its “spirit of religious tolerance” and for carrying different traditions together while addressing a press conference after a spritiual discourse at Yid-Ga-Choezin ground, … Continued

Pakistan refuses to allow free use of yuan for CPEC projects

The Economic Times, 21 November 2017, Read original story here Pakistan has refused to allow free use of the Chinese yuan on the lines of the US dollar in the country as officials from the two nations met to decide … Continued

Caste system is undemocratic and outdated: Dalai Lama

The Economic Times, 22 November 2017 Read original story here The caste system was outdate and undemocratic said the fourteenth Dalai Lama to an audience in Bhubaneshwar on Tuesday. “I really feel this so called caste system was not created … Continued

Include moral education in curiculum: The Dalai Lama

Times of India, 22 November 2017 Read original story here  BHUBANESWAR: Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday asked educational institutes to include moral education as an academic subject. He also urged youngsters to create 21st century as century of … Continued

Leave laziness and strive for success: Dalai Lama

Pragativadi, 22 November 2017 Read original story here  Bhubaneswar: Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel laureate Dalai Lama has been honoured with 10th ‘KISS Humanitarian Award’ at a special function held at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here on … Continued

Dalai Lama slams China says any policy based on distorted information has no future

Indian Express, 22 November 2017 Read original story here BHUBANESWAR: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama criticised the Chinese Government for its censorship and said any policy based on distorted information has no future. Addressing the audience at KIIT University here … Continued

China under-20 team leave pitch in Germany in protest over Tibet flag

ESPN, 21 November 2017 China’s under-20 team left the pitch for 25 minutes in the first of their series of matches against German fourth-division clubs after a Tibet flag was displayed by a section of 400 fans in attendance in … Continued

Bipartisan resolution supporting the Dalai Lama and Tibet introduced in the US Senate

International Campaign For Tibet, 17 November 2017  Read original story here A bipartisan Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 30) was introduced to the Senate on November 16, 2017 asking the Trump Administration to make Tibet an important factor in US-China … Continued

Whether you like it or not, you have to live side by side: Dalai Lama to India, China

Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi November 19, 2017  Read original story here  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said India and China have “great potential” and they could work together at a “practical level”. “I think, a great … Continued