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Protest triggered after 17-year-old Uighur shot for red light violation

Protest triggered after 17-year-old Uighur shot for red light violation

Video shows protesters removing the body of the victim. Abdul Basit, 17, was shot dead by police when he rode a motorbike across the road against the red light. He…

Chinese artist Chen Weiming joined Syrian anti-government army again

Chinese artist Chen Weiming joined Syrian anti-government army again

Chen Weiming, a Chinese dissident artist living in Las Vegas, went back to Syria again in March. He brought some cash donated for supporting Syria’s anti-government movement. He also had…

Villagers defend graveyard in Hainan, police fire warning shot

Villagers defend graveyard in Hainan, police fire warning shot

On March 19, a few hundred policemen and chengguan came to Changchong Village, Wuzhishan City, Hainan, to enforce confiscation of a graveyard. When villagers tried to stop them, policemen used…

Police attack petrochemical plant protesters in Maoming

Police attack petrochemical plant protesters in Maoming

(Maoming, Guangdong) Protesters want the site of a proposed paraxylene plant moved out of the city’s downtown core and located beyond the city center’s 100-kilometer radius. Eight people were allegedly…

Hong Kong Pan-democracy Camp Members Invited to Shanghai

Hong Kong Pan-democracy Camp Members Invited to Shanghai

Boxun Exclusive: Boxun reporter Leung Kwok-hung (also Longhair) confirmed that Beijing has invited him to attend talks in April. The meeting will be held in Shanghai on April 11 or 12,…

Protest in Paris shows Xi Jinping making vulgar gesture

Protest in Paris shows Xi Jinping making vulgar gesture

As Paris rolls out the red carpet for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, Reporters Without Borders staged a protest early today to draw attention to the lack of sincerity of…

Information Office official Died after fall from office building

Information Office official Died after fall from office building

(Boxun) Li Wufeng, the deputy director of the Information Office of the State Council, died after falling from an office building on the night of March 24. A source told…

Minister of National Defence Facing Investigation

Minister of National Defence Facing Investigation

Chang Wanquan, the Minister of National Defence, is facing investigation of corruption and allied Coup with Bo Xilai and Zhou Yongkang. Boxun reported on March 22, Beijing time. http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2014/03/201403220633.shtml…

At least five killed in Changsha

At least five killed in Changsha

(Changsha, China) At about 10 a.m. on March 14, a fight involving Uighurs killed at least five people. Official news reports say that it was domestic violence.  Police shot at…

Civil rights activist Cao Shunli passed away in Beijing

Civil rights activist Cao Shunli passed away in Beijing

Cao Shunli, the famous civil rights activist in Beijing, passed away at around 4pm March 14 in a hospital. Cao was arrested in September 12 2013 when she was leaving…

China Martyr Brigade Claimed Responsibility for MH370’s Missing

China Martyr Brigade Claimed Responsibility for MH370’s Missing

Bei Feng (Wen Yunchao), a famous Chinese social media person in New York, received a mail in the early morning (3:30am) of March 9th, the letter is in PDF, from…

Dozens of people killed in Kunming

Dozens of people killed in Kunming

In the night of March 1st, a group of people attacked passengers in the railway station of Kunming. Witness said they were dressed as Uyghur from Xinjiang. Official news says…