By Phuntsok Yangchen
DHARAMSHALA, November 7: Hundreds of Tibetans on Monday gathered outside the Chinese government building in Sangchu County, Amdo, protesting against unfair compensation for land in Malinthang village.
According to Free Tibet, a UK based NGO, a large number of Tibetans staged a protest on November 3, displaying banners and raising slogans outside the government building, where the high ranking Chinese officials from Kanlho Prefecture were scheduled to visit.
Tibetan protesters were complaining of the lesser rates of compensation given to them than that of Chinese for land in the same area and demanded fair and equal compensation for land in Malinthang village.
The group further noted that several Tibetans were beaten and arrested. However, the condition of those who had sustained injuries and number of Tibetans arrested are not known.
