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Les grévistes de la faim d’Oulan-Bator protestant contre un projet minier évacués par la police qui se faisait du souci pour leur santé.

Noyon Mountain activists cleared from protest site | The UB Post
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Social media has been flooded with photos and videos of protesters being surrounded by police sent in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday morning to remove hunger striking protesters, reportedly to deliver them to a hospital for medical treatment, as ordered by the Chinggeltei District Mayor.
Six people were on hunger strike outside the Statue for Victims of Political Persecution, while 70 more protesters were camped next to the statue in gers to support the hunger strikers expressing their opposition to gold mining operations being authorized at Noyon Mountain.
The protesters had been on hunger strike for 12 consecutive days before their removal from the protest site on Tuesday. The police cited concerns about their declining health as the reason for yesterday’s actions.
Medical evaluations of the protesters were said to prove that they needed urgent medical treatment, and an order was issued by the Chinggeltei District Mayor’s Office to have them hospitalized, as reported at a press conference given by the police on Tuesday morning.
Protesters and other witnesses described the police action as “forced capture”, contrary to statements by the police.
A large number of police wearing riot gear surrounded the hunger strikers and allegedly used “kill switch” technology to disrupt mobile network and internet connections, according to supporters of the Save Noyon Mountain movement.
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The police told the media that the protesters on hunger strike saw the ordinance from the Deputy Mayor’s Office and peacefully agreed to go to a hospital. The police claim that the protesters dismantled their gers on the spot, and of their own free will, were transported to a hospital.
However, protesters and supporters who witnessed the incident are reporting events differently. The witnesses say that the police captured the protestors and hunger strikers and dismantled the gers with force on the order of their superiors.

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Manif de chamanes à Oulan-Bator contre l’exploitation d’une montagne située au Nord d’UB.

Shamans pray to protect Noyon Mountain | The UB Post
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Several days ago, a demonstration took place at Sukhbaatar Square involving over 100 shamans. They expressed their opposition to mining exploration and exploitation at Noyon Mountain, and prayed for the protection of the mountain and performed religious sacraments at the square.
The shamans said that they will connect with the sky and their ancestors to protect the mountain.
The area of Noyon Mountain, located in Selenge Province, is very rich in both natural resources and valuable cultural heritage. State officials want to make Noyon Mountain a strategic deposit, which has angered many people.
A large number of citizens are against opening the mountain up to mining, and non-governmental organizations such as Bosoo Huh Mongol, Gal Undesten, the Shamanism Association, and some citizen representatives have officially stated that they will act on their opposition in stronger ways.
To protect Noyon Mountain, the organization Civil Movement has officially stated that they will go on a hunger strike at the monument dedicated to the Victims of Political Repression. If state officials don’t respond with the right solutions within 24 hours, they will continue their strike for as many days as they can.
The head of the Noyon Uul Protection Movement, O.Tserennadmid stated, “State officials see the mountain as a vast amount of money and approved the Gatsuurt field as a strategic deposit. The approval process took place at night, without us. We just can’t sit and accept it, we will go until the end. I am ready to give my life for my country.”