Monday, October 15, 2012

Protests and Petitions

陕西镇安农妇因上访被送精神病院 县长当面道歉 (Shaanxi County Head Apologizes in Person for Farmer's Institutionalization after Petitioning 11 Times)
China News Service, October 13, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/1013/14/8DN1H3DI00014JB6.html

村民讨徵地赔偿自焚死亡 (Hubei Villager Dies in Self-immolation in Midst of Dispute over Land Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_immolation-10122012091737.html