In a typical move, government officials in central China used thousands of police officers to effectively shut down an entire city in an effort to minimize protests against the government’s plans to open a state-sponsored petroleum plant. As China’s middle class becomes more concerned with the country’s environmental policy, clashes should figure to become more commonplace.
Archive for May, 2013
Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese reform activist who recently gained fame through a daring escape from home detention, is now facing a new problem. His nephew, Chen Kegui, was imprisoned last year after a sham trial meant to bring retribution to the Chen family for Chen Guangcheng’s escape. Recently news has leaked suggesting that Chen Kegui is suffering from an inflamed appendix that happens to be life-threatening without surgery. As expected, Chinese authorities are offering Chen Kegui noneffective antibiotics and are refusing his transfer to a hospital for the necessary surgery.
Please read more about this incredible violation of human rights here
