United Movement of Mongolian Rivers and Lakes and Fire Nation (Gal Undesten), an environment and human rights coalition, held a joint press conference on January 9th.

At the press conference, one of the leaders of Fire Nation coalition, Ya.Hundaganai, reported, “One of the activists of Gal Undesten who are serving jail time, S.Dashtseren, G.Boldbaatar, Ts.Munkhbayar, andD.Tumurbaatar, has died in prison. The activist S.Dashtseren died due to health problems in prison on December 30th.  The health of another other activist, G.Boldbaatar who is being detained in Detention Center 421, is now in critical condition."

During the press conference, leaders of Fire Nation coalition announced that State Central III Hospital believes that G.Boldbaatar is not able to serve time in jail due to his health conditions, but forensic doctors were against the assessment, barring him from leaving the prison.

G.Boldbaatar is now taking on a hunger strike in prison.

According to a report by Gal Undesten,  a total of 56 prisoners died in jail in 2014. And Gal Undesten claims that all those incidents were caused by decisions 313 and 316, made by the Justice Minister and Health Minister, dating back to 2002. Gal Undesten blamed the legislative and justic system for the death of activist S.Dashtseren and announced they claimed his life.  S.Dashtseren's family has also sent a letter to President Ts.Elbegdorj.

Gal Undesten announced that it would continue their fight for Mongolian land and territory and demanded the release of environmental activists G.Boldbaatar, Ts.Munkhbayar, and D.Tumurbaatar.