Four protestors, Tare Kyi, Samlha, Ratna Dargye, and Lukyi, all members of the same family, have been beaten by Chinese officials in Dzamthang County in Sichuan Province. Samlha was left in a critical condition. They, along other families have refused to sell off their land wanted by local authorities, and were protesting peacefully. These landowners are poor, and their land is their main source of income