By Tenzin Palden*- Tibetpolicy.net
On 4 May 2016, a sudden mass death of fish in the Lichu River in Minyak Lhagang, Dartsedo County in Karze Prefecture brought hundreds of local Tibetans out on the street, protesting against a lithium mining company (Ronda Lithium Co Ltd) that released mine waste into the Lichu River, a tributary of Nakchu/Yalong river, the biggest river that merges with Yangtse downstream. ….
Police in northwestern China’s Gansu province attacked a group of Tibetan villagers at the beginning of June after the Tibetans, residents of a township near a sacred mountain, protested the mining of gold at the site, according to a Tibetan exile source. ….
By Justin Cheung, May 27, 2016, The Diplomat
It is no secret that Tibetan independence movements have long drawn the ire of Chinese authorities. ….
By Dukthen Kyi & Lynn Holland:
Tibet, known as “the roof of the world,” is seen as a place of peace and tranquility where humans and nature may co-exist in harmony. For Tibetans, the hills, mountains, and rivers are regarded as sacred places to be left in their natural state. ….
A group of over 100 Tibetans gathered for a sit-in protest against the ongoing mining activities by Chinese mining firms in Yulshok Gargye in Minyak County of Eastern Tibet. ….
For many Chinese, the country’s soil pollution crisis has become increasingly acute in recent weeks after several hundred children fell ill from attending a school built close to a former fertiliser factory. ….
by Dorji Kyi
Recent news articles tell of Tibetan people whose lives have been devastated by forced resettlement, with reports of unemployment, poverty and alcoholism. ….
By Joel Wuthnow, The National Interest (Magazine) April 19, 2016
The Brahmaputra is the next test for Beijing and New Delhi.
On April 18–19, the Chinese and Indian defense ministers will meet in Beijing to discuss border issues. ….
There is a possibility of a more severe earthquake in the Himalayas – although it isn’t certain when – than the 7.9-magnitude tremblor that devastated Nepal on April 25, according to the latest research. ….
Scientists at the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research have discovered that plants found on the Tibetan plateau unfold their leaves as they ‘sense’ the onset of the Indian summer monsoon. ….
