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.

Arrested for Messaging

September 20, 2014;

Jamyang Wangtso, 32, and Namgyal Wangchuk, 43, both monks from Wuran Village have been sentenced to five and seven years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. They shared pictures and texts on WeChat, the China based messaging application, of people wearing fur Chupas (Traditional Tibetan dress), captioned “Good environment needs…wild animals…Please care for them with compassion, don’t kill them brutally for meat and fur.”

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