Villagers in Fujian Province took several officials hostage, including a special force police officer who was handcuffed and paraded through town.

Thousands of Shanghai residents protested against a battery factory being built near the city’s main drinking water supply.

About 600 villagers in Guizhou Province were beaten and dispersed with teargas by riot police during a mining-related dispute.

A violent melee involving 200 riot police armed with batons and tear gas, and about 40 farmers took place in China recently, as a local land grab spiraled out of control.

The international community is supporting the Taiwanese engineer who attempted to broadcast information about the persecution against Falun Gong on Chinese TV.