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.
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Takna Jigme Sangpo, who served over 30 years in prison in Chinese controlled Tibet, has died in Switzerland at the age of 91. Tagna was a school teacher in Lhasa in 1960 when he was first arrested for “corrupting the minds of children with reactionary ideas.” He was later convicted for propaganda offences and sent to a work camp in 1979. In 2002 he was released into exile in Switzerland.
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