| SMHRIC |
| May 27, 2011 |
| New York |
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| Mongolian herders and students protest in Huveet Shar Banner |
On the morning of May
27, 2011, hundreds more
Mongolian herders from
Shuluun Huh Banner ("zheng
lan qi" in Chinese) of
the troubled League of
Shiliin-gol , Southern
(Inner) Mongolia, took
to the streets and
marched toward the
Banner Government to
demand their rights and
dignity be respected
(see pictures below).
All Mongolian schools in
the Banner are heavily
guarded by riot police
and security personnel.
Mongolian students who
attempted to join the
herders' protest have
been stopped by the
school authorities and
riot police. Reportedly,
thousands more herders
are on their way
marching toward the
Banner capital.
On the news of the
protest in Right
Ujumchin Banner,
according to QQ
messages, Mongolian
language Internet chat
rooms, and other
reliable sources, on May
26 local time, Chinese
riot police
intentionally drove
their vehicle toward the
protesters and hit four
female Mongolian
students. They were
severely injured and one
of them had her legs
completely crashed under
the wheels of the police
vehicle. Reportedly they
were taken to a
hospital in the Banner
Capital for emergency
treatment. 10 more
Mongolian students were
injured in a clash with
the riot police during
this protest.
In an attempt to control
the Southern Mongolians
from communicating
through the social
networking tools, the
Chinese authorities are
intensifying their
crackdown on QQ
messaging, Internet
chatting, and email
communications. Many
complained that there
have been increasing
difficulties
communicating through QQ;
police raided the
residencies of several
Mongolian Internet chat
room administrators in
Hohhot, capital city the
Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region (IMAR),
and searched for
evidences of sending out
materials related to the
protests.
Despite the intensifying
information blockage by
the Chinese authorities,
a rare video clip on the
May 25 students' protest
in the League capital of
Shiliin-hot was able to
make its way to be
published on YouTube
(see the video clip
below). Showing
thousands of Mongolian
students marching toward
the League government
building and shouting
the slogan of "defend
our land and defend our
rights", the clip was
originally posted on
Mongolian herders marching in Shuluun Huh Banner
Video Clip of Shiliin-hot Protest May 25
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