Dege Dam Project
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Two Tibetan Monastic Leaders Sentenced Over Anti-Dam Protests in Dege; One in Critical Condition
Chinese authorities have sentenced two senior Tibetan monastic leaders—Abbot Sherab and monastery administrator Gonpo of Yena Monastery in Dege County, eastern Tibet—to four and three years in prison respectively, according to sources cited by Radio Free Asia. The sentencing follows their involvement in rare public protests earlier this year against the controversial Gangtuo Hydropower Project…
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Many Tibetans Face Violent Crackdown for Urging to Stop a Chinese Dam Project
Chinese police have been interrogating around 1000 Tibetan detainees in various locations throughout Dege county in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The detainees, over a thousand Tibetans arrested during a protest, have been asked to bring their own bedding and Tsampa, a Tibetan staple food, indicating a potentially prolonged detention.