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.

Denied Visa to China

May 13, 2016;

Michal Brand, Chairman of the German Bundestag Committee on Human Rights, has been denied a visa to visit China. Xinhua, the state news agency, reports that the reason was not because of Brand’s comments on China’s human right issues but because of his position on Tibet. Brand said he has been repeatedly pressurised by China to delete comments and articles on Tibet from his website.

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