Wukan Rejects Ransom, Siege Continues (Updated)
The siege of Wukan continued Thursday, with the village still in “open revolt” following the death of Xue Jinbo, who had been held in detention for several days for his suspected involvement in...
View ArticleWukan Honors Martyr Amid Siege
Villagers gathered on Friday outside the house of Xue Jinbo and held a “quiet ceremony” to honor the man whose death in police custody on Sunday ignited “open revolt” and an ongoing standoff between...
View ArticleNetizens Show Support for Wukan Revolt
Months of protest to keep a developer off their land have led the people of Wukan, a village of about 20,000, to expel the local government. The siege began Sunday night, ignited by the news that Xue...
View ArticleWith Roadblock Strengthening, Wukan Remains Defiant
With the siege of Wukan nearing the one week mark, and with the village of 20,000 now squarely in the cross-hairs of the global media, The New York Times questions how long the villagers can hold out...
View ArticleOrganized Wukan Villagers Plan Next Steps
Villagers in Wukan snubbed the request of local Communist Party officials to discuss a possible resolution to the standoff on Sunday, as they continue to await the release of Xue Jinbo’s body and a...
View ArticleMore Protests in Guangdong as Wukan Delays March (Updated)
The Telegraph is reporting that residents of Haimen, a town of 130,000 just 75 miles from Wukan in Guangdong province, took to the streets this morning to demand the removal of a coal-fired power plant...
View ArticleGovernment Backs Down To Wukan Villagers
Villagers removed protest banners in Wukan on Wednesday after officials agreed to concessions, including the release of three people detained for their alleged role in violent demonstrations against...
View Article“Wukan” on Sina Weibo: Unblocked as Protest Postponed [Update]
As Wukan villagers agreed to postpone a protest march, keyword filtering on Sina Weibo has taken a dramatic turn. CDT staff have been following Wukan-related banned search terms on Sina Weibo since...
View ArticleWukan Tests Democracy With Historic Vote
Residents of Wukan, the village in Guangdong province which garnered global attention in connection with violent land grab demonstrations late last year, went to the polls Wednesday to select a...
View ArticleAll Eyes on Wukan as Polls Open (Updated)
Villagers in Wukan cast their votes Saturday to fill seats on a new village committee, only a few months after violent protests over corrupt land grabs and the death of a detained villager drove away...
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