Thursday, October 11, 2012

Chinese setting themselves on fire to protest against forced evictions...

More than 40 Chinese set themselves on fire in just two years in desperation at being evicted from their homes, a new report has revealed.

An investigation by Amnesty into forced evictions uncovered the worrying new trend, as a rising number of protesters resorted to extremes either to hold onto their homes or win greater compensation for the loss of their land.

The spate of self-immolations began in November 2009 in the central city of Chengdu. A new road was being planned and it ran through the home of 47-year-old Tang Fuzhen.

As demolition workers beat her family, she climbed onto the roof, doused herself in petrol and set herself on fire in protest. She died 16 days later.

 In the wake of her protest, five professors from Peking university, China's most elite college, called for China to change its land seizure regulations. Full story...

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