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Homes Demolished

October 22, 2015;

The lakeside village of Trelnak in Chabcha county in Tibet has been devastated over the last few days by Chinese authorities who have destroyed over 300 private homes and shops, saying they were polluting and overcrowding the lake area. People resisting the demolition work were beaten and detained, and those attempting to retrieve their possessions have been threatened at gunpoint, and also detained and beaten. All were later released.

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