[24. August 2010] Phayul.com

Three Tibetans have been killed and 30 others severely wounded after Chinese security forces opened fire on unarmed Tibetan petitioners outside a government building in Palyul County, Sichuan Province, on August 18, sources report. Local Tibetans are concerned about the impact of the mining on their lives and have demanded compensation from the government. Read more

UPDATE: [26. Augsut 2010] Radio Free Asia

At least four Tibetans may have been killed in a standoff with police over a planned mine expansion. Police in China’s southwestern Sichuan province have responded with lethal force to a group of Tibetans protesting the expansion of a gold mining operation they say is harming the environment, according to Tibetan sources. Read more