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China Detains Thousands With Grievances as Year of Rooster Begins

Petitioners in Beijing (faces obscured) hold a banner demanding government intervention in their cases

Petitioners in Beijing (faces obscured) hold a banner demanding government intervention in their cases, Jan. 30 2017. Photo sent by Wu Jixin

Authorities in the Chinese capital have detained thousands of people who converged there to highlight grievances against government officials in their hometowns, sending them off to start the Year of the Rooster in a detention center. Continue reading