In September 2012, over 5000 villagers participated in a protest at the Monywa copper mine in Burma. Protesters demanded the copper mine be closed, claiming it had led to environmental destruction, forced relocations and illegal land confiscations. The protesters also demanded the release of 3 activists who had allegedly been detained. On 8 October 2012, around 1000 farmers from 26 villages filed complaints against Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings and Wanbao Mining Copper (part of NORINCO), the 2 companies running the mining project. They allege that the companies took land by force, and threatened and harassed the villagers. [Page contains]...a selection of media coverage of the protests & lawsuit...Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings to respond to the concerns raised...but the company declined to do so. [One article also contains comments from Wanbao Mining]