By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 22 Oct: Eight Tibetan homes and three large residential compounds were forcibly demolished by Chinese authorities on 16 October in the Nyi-woe residential area of Darlag County, located in the Golok region of Amdo, eastern Tibet. 

According to a report published by the Voice of Tibet (VOT) on Wednesday, the demolitions targeted Tibetan families who have lived in the area for three generations. The affected families received no financial compensation.

Sources cited by VOT noted that these families had never previously faced eviction or housing threats. Following the demolitions, some families have been forced to relocate to other regions, while the destruction of shared residential compounds, access roads, and stairways has left remaining residents concerned about structural safety.

The forced clearances stem from a land-use restriction imposed in May, when local aut...