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Protestors Assaulted

June 24, 2016;

Tibetans protesting against the order to demolish shops, guest houses and homes near Qinghai Lake were assaulted by Chinese police leaving eight seriously injured. Over 700 local business owners took part in the march, carrying a banner reading: “We Need to Eat, We Need to Survive”. Authorities claim that that the buildings marked for destruction are illegal, something Tibetans strongly dispute.

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