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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.

“Bearing the Brunt”

September 16, 2022;

Tibet and East Turkestan [Ch: Xinjiang] bear the brunt of China’s “technology-enhanced brutality in recent years” said Nury Turkel, Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s hearing entitled Control of Religion in China through Digital Authoritarianism. The hearing discussed “new and insidious methods [used] to exert control over religious practice, including online regulation and digital surveillance technologies”.

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