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.

Student Protest

November 6, 2014;

Students from several Tibetan nomad schools in Dzoegey in Ngaba in eastern Tibet formed a protest when Zhang Tianke, the Chinese head of the Ngaba Education Board, called for the medium of instruction in schools to change from Tibetan to the Chinese language. The students were joined by members of the public and news of the protest later went viral on Chinese social media sites.

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