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Teachers go on strike. Police beat and injure more than 10 people
Changyuan County, Xinxiang: Teaches for the Hangyuan Number 10 Middle School went on strike to protest restrictions they said were endangering the school. On Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, City Communist…
Laptop stolen from Boxun precedes hack attack
A laptop belonging to a senior editor of Boxun was stolen during a meeting in New York. It was taken from a desk in an adjacent office. Boxun is offering…
Thousands of residents attack polluting pharmaceutical factory
Nanyang City, Zhenping County, Henan Province: Pukang Drug Company (Zhenping Branch) began production in 2004, emitting polluted water and gas. Residents have protested for a long time with no success.…
Chengdu investors protest investment scams
Chengdu, Sichuan Province: More than 1,000 investors demonstrated in Chengdu on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. They demanded repayment of money from trust and investment corporations that had disappeared without paying…
4-year-old falls to her death in broken elevator
Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province: A 4-year-old girl fell from the second floor to the basement in a broken elevator about 9 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 at the Wanda…
Activist Liang Zhuqiang arrested for “inciting subversion of state power”
Guangzhou: Democracy activist Liang Zhuqiang was formally arrested by police on December 25, 2014 for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power” and is being held in Guangzhou’s Li…
Villagers protesting explosions for a quarry are beaten and arrested
Fulai, Dingfu Village, Gaoling Township, Du’an County, Guangxi Province: Villagers demonstrated on Jan. 14 and Jan. 15, 2015 against explosions on a mountain to create a stone quarry. Two were…
For supporting Occupy Central, activist Ye Xiaozheng arrested for “creating a public disturbance.”
Huizhou City, Guangdong Province: Democracy activist Ye Xiaozheng (whose netizen name is “Boat on a lake”) was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 for “creating a public disturbance.” His wife,…
Chongqing auxiliary police battle street vendors as hundreds watch
Shapingba District, Chongqing City, Sichuan Province: On Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, auxiliary police drove away street vendors. Vendors returned and obstructed the road in protest. Dozens of auxiliary police carrying…
Boxun warned of spying, hack attack against it
Boxun received an anonymous email from a sender called “Disrespected American” warning that someone was spying on people involved with Boxun and planning a cyber attack, as well. Entitled “Hack…
13-year-old girl jumps to her death seeking father’s back pay
Jinzshou City, Hebei Province: On Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 at 1 p.m., a 13-year-old girl trying to help her father collect his unpaid wages jumped from the 16th floor of…
Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai secretly visits China
Boxun exclusive news: In December 2014, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai secretly visited China. Until now this has not been publicly reported. Karzai, in addition to visiting Beijing, went to…
