Legal team flags coercive relocations, pastureland disputes in Qinghai’s Tibetan nomadic regions

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Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India] February 1 (ANI): A legal team headed by Beijing-based Chinese lawyer Dong Peng recently visited nomadic areas of Qinghai, part of the traditional Tibetan region of Amdo, to offer legal support to affected communities, according to a report by Phayul.

The visit came after appeals from local residents who raised long-standing concerns over pastureland ownership disputes, forced relocations, and the lack of fair compensation, according to a report by Tibet Times, as cited by Phayul. The report said that in several short videos shared on Dong Peng’s private WeChat account around December 30, the lawyer outlined the scale and nature of grievances presented by nomads. He said many herders approached the legal team seeking solutions to pasture-related disputes that have remained unresolved for years, and in some cases for decades, Phayul reported.

Among the grievances, some nomads said unclear pasture boundaries had resulted in continuous...

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