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.

More Control, Tibet

June 20, 2013;

China has completed a stringent monitoring system in central Tibet requiring all internet, telephone lines and cell phone users to register under their real names. The English medium Chinese news source Xinhua quoted an official as saying that this is “conducive to protecting citizens’ personal information and curbing the spread of detrimental information”. In June 2012, a Tibetan monk was sentenced to 7 years for sharing information on self-immolation protests in Tibet.

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