Dong villagers fight demolition of their homes; police cars, offices destroyed

(BOXUN) On Saturday, June 27, 2015, the Liping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Zhaoxing Dong ethnic minority Township government mobilized city management police to forcibly demolish villagers’ homes. One person, an activist defending villagers’ rights, was injured. This caused thousands of villagers in the township to surround those carrying out the forced demolitions.

The local government rapidly mustered hundreds of police to enter the township. This resulted in a violent conflict between the two sides. Villagers armed with bricks and stones chased police and others carrying out the demolition. Villagers smashed and overturned more than 10 police vehicles.

On the morning of Sunday, June 28, angry villagers smashed all government offices in the township. The township head, village head and all government officials fled the area.

That day, more than 1,000 police entered Zhaoxing Township. Photos and videos of the clash were uploaded to the Internet. Police threatened villagers and ordered them to delete all such posts.

Zhaoxing Dong ethnic minority area is located in the southeast section of Liping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, in the Miao and Dong ethnic minority Autonomous Prefectures. It covers an area of 180 square kilometers, has more than 6,000 resident and 1,000 families, and is one of the largest Dong ethnic minority villages in the country.
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