Mass detentions following protest against gold mining in eastern Tibet

4 months ago

Many Tibetans have been detained in Kashi (Ch: Gayi) township, Sershul (Shiqu) County in eastern Tibet following their protest in early November against gold-mining operations at their traditional grazing site known as Serkhok.

According to delayed information from the region received by the Dharamsala-based Tibetan Policy Institute, around 80 of the Tibetan protestors were detained with many suffering torture during interrogation, some of whom have yet to be released. When contacted by international media for their reaction, Chinese authorities did not comment but also did not deny any such a protest having taken place. Following the protests, authorities also initiated a communication blackout in the region, making it difficult to further verify these reports.

Sershul county is located in the Kandze (Ganzi) Tibet...

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