Civil unrest

Yunnan villagers flee attack by tunnel's construction workers

22 Feb 2013

Wednesday's attack on Yan village, in Funing county, appeared to be triggered by a dispute a day earlier between villagers and workers from the China Railway Tunnel Group.

Land grabs are main cause of mainland protests, experts say

20 Dec 2012

Land seizures, pollution and labour disputes have been the three main causes of tens of thousands of mass protests in recent years, according to a top think-tank.

Wenzhou villagers riot over substation they fear is health threat

22 Nov 2012

More than 1,000 villagers have clashed with police in Wenzhou over the construction of an electrical substation, despite recent central government promises for changes to reduce "not in my...

State of inequality as China's rich get richer

7 Nov 2012

In a nation where wealth confers immense power and privilege, it's no wonder policymakers are having such a hard time rewriting the rules to reverse a dangerously widening wealth gap.

Hundreds rally in Kiev in protest over 'stolen' Ukraine election

5 Nov 2012

Hundreds of people rallied in central Kiev on Monday to protest against what the Ukrainian opposition says was vote-rigging by President Viktor Yanukovych’s ruling party in the October 28...

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Scuffles as Ningbo residents step up chemical plant protest

Demonstrators clashed with riot police in central Ningbo yesterday, as protests against the proposed expansion of a Sinopec plant drew the largest crowds yet.