For the some 150 people in the tiny Tajik village of Khumgaron, the pollution and waste from the Chinese gold-mining operation nearby is not what they bargained for. “How will we live if the air and water are polluted?” asked one villager. “What meaning does life have when a person loses their health?” Fed up with the severe pollution in their village caused by the Zarafshon mining company, a group of angry women traveled to the nearby city of Panjakent last year to file an official complaint on behalf of the village. But instead of the local officials…
Chinese Mining Operations in Tajikistan Spark Environmental Backlash
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