On 25 November 2015, Ms Odongerel, a herder known for organising protests against the Chinese authorities’ illegal appropriation of grazing lands in Urad Middle Banner, was arrested for activities over the social network ‘WeChat’ [owned by Tencent].  Put under a 10-day detention, the local Public Security Bureau informed Ms Odongerel‘s mother that her daughter had “chatted too much…Known for her leadership in local protests, Ms Odongerel had already been arrested and jailed in multiple occasions and has even served a sentence in a “re-education through labour” camp…

According to written communications received by the SMHRIC [Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center], since 2006, the herders have been protesting:
1. Illegal land expropriation and land sale by local government officials to the Chinese;
2. Destruction of the herders’ grazing land by Chinese miners and military bases;
3. The government’s failure to provide adequate redress and compensation to the affected herders…

On 25 November 2015, Ms Odongerel, a herder known for organising protests against the Chinese authorities’ illegal appropriation of grazing lands in Urad Middle Banner, was arrested for activities over the social network ‘WeChat’.  Put under a 10-day detention, the local Public Security Bureau informed Ms Odongerel‘s mother that her daughter had “chatted too much…Known for her leadership in local protests, Ms Odongerel had already been arrested and jailed in multiple occasions and has even served a sentence in a “re-education through labour” camp…

According to written communications received by the SMHRIC [Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center], since 2006, the herders have been protesting:
1. Illegal land expropriation and land sale by local government officials to the Chinese;
2. Destruction of the herders’ grazing land by Chinese miners and military bases;
3. The government’s failure to provide adequate redress and compensation to the affected herders…