Around 80 Tibetans Detained After Protest Against Illegal Gold Mining in Kham Zachuka

Around 80 Tibetans detained after protest against illegal gold mining in Kham Zachuka

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 17: Chinese authorities in Kashi village, Kham Zachuka, Sershul County, Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, detained around 80 Tibetans following a protest against illegal gold-mining activities, with the whereabouts of seven individuals still unknown. The information was made public by Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha, Deputy Director and environmental researcher at the Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), during a press confer…

80 Tibetans Detained, 7 Disappeared After Protesting Gold Mining in Kham Zachuka – Tibet

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 16 Dec: Chinese authorities reportedly detained around 80 Tibetans in Kashi Nomadic Village, located in the Zachuka in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham in occupied Tibet, on 6 November, following a protest by the local Tibetans against a gold mining project. The project, led by a Chinese business group, had reportedly begun operations without the knowledge or consent of the local Tibetan community.