Chinese-backed Copper Mine Protest

A woman protesting against a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar has been shot dead, a government spokesman said today, announcing an investigation into how police handled the latest clash at the site.

Villagers protesting their eviction for expansion of a Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar are continuing a stand-off with security forces, a day after their confrontation left one woman dead and 20 other people hurt.

Riot police fired water cannon to disperse people protesting against a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in northern Myanmar, an activist told AFP Thursday.

A woman protesting against a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar has been shot dead, a government spokesman said today, announcing an investigation into how police handled the latest clash at the site.

Villagers protesting their eviction for expansion of a Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar are continuing a stand-off with security forces, a day after their confrontation left one woman dead and 20 other people hurt.

Riot police fired water cannon to disperse people protesting against a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in northern Myanmar, an activist told AFP Thursday.