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

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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 conference held on Tuesday in Dharamshala.

The detentions were carried out on November 6 at approximately 6:50 PM after local Tibetans confronted the miners and alerted t...

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