Police Brutality

8 Mar 2013

Nine South African policemen appeared in court on Friday accused of dragging a Mozambican immigrant behind their police van and then brutally beating him to death.

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South Africa police in court over death of man dragged behind police van

4 Mar 2013

Eight South African police officers will appear in court on Monday charged with the murder of a Mozambican man they dragged to custody behind a police van.

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Eight South African police officers arrested over taxi driver's death

1 Mar 2013

Eight South African policeman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after dragging a man from the back of a police vehicle through a busy Johannesburg street, a government watchdog said on...

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Forced evictions grew more violent, resulted in 21 deaths last year

29 Jan 2013

Citing incomplete information, the Civil Rights and Livelihood organisation has documented a large number of forced evictions which took place during 2012.

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Police clash with thousands of rioters in south China

8 Dec 2012

Police in a south China city bordering Vietnam clashed with thousands of rioters who were protesting excessive brutality meted out to a suspected smuggler, the government and a rights group said...

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Police bike photo triggers fierce debate on internet

4 Jul 2012

An increasingly fierce debate is raging online about a photograph of a police motorcycle festooned with July 1 march banners and handbills which has become a symbol of Sunday's protest.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Haimen enters fourth day of confrontation

Tension continued to escalate in Haimen, Guangdong, yesterday with more than 6,000 villagers opposed to construction of a power plant shouting slogans and holding banners in a fourth day of...

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Free speech requires constant vigilance

In the lead-up to the handover, there were fears that Asia's finest would become more like corrupt mainland public security forces.

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Shanghai protesters want cash back

Hundreds of homeowners marched through the streets of Shanghai yesterday, demanding refunds on properties they bought in a complex where an unfinished building collapsed late last month.

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Rights activist warns of police 'dirty tricks' over July 1 march

Organisers of the annual July 1 pro-democracy march warned the police yesterday against any tightening of controls on the demonstration, expressing concerns that the upcoming Olympics and the...

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Sex workers' complaints jump

The number of sex workers' complaints against police abuse doubled to 364 last year, an advocacy group said yesterday.

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'An ultimatum was finally delivered, with an official warning: if you don't leave, we will remove you'

Students had already erected two tents inside the grounds when I arrived at the Central Government Offices at 10pm.

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