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.

Visas Denied

November 1, 2015;

Five Tibetans have been denied visas to visit South Korea to attend the Eighth Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy in Seoul, a four-day meeting of 450 democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and donors from 100 countries. Pressure from China was cited as the reason, as the assembly coincided with a visit by Chinese president Xi Jinping to Seoul for the East Asia Summit.

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