Five of eleven ethnic Mongolians along with one Chinese were arrested on August 12, 2010, in Beijing while they were protesting against the Chinese authorities’ discriminatory policy towards ethnic Mongolians in employment. After separate interrogations in Beijing, they were transferred back to their home place, Darhan Muumingan Holboot Banner (Da Mao Qi in Chinese, Banner is equivalent to county) of Bogot Municipality (Bao Tou Shi in Chinese), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR), for detention.