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More Mining Protests

September 30, 2014;

More than 1,000 Tibetan villagers have protested against Chinese mining operations in Maldro Gongkara county in the Tibet Autonomous Region, saying runoff from the mines has polluted local rivers and streams, destroying fish and crops and causing health problems. A local witness said “The county officials only became angry and refused to listen, Tibetan residents of the area have been appealing for help for the past five years.”

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