Shanghai:eviction victims arrested(Pic)
(Aug. 23, 2005)
There were protests for 5 days, 2 weeks ago. On Friday the
protesters went to a police station to meet a woman that was going to be released from labor reform (lao jiao) and four of these protesters were arrested by the police. The following are pictures from witness:
Closeup of court documents and photographs belonging to 71 year old female housing eviction protester. The photos show injuries she sustained when she was forcibly removed from her home.
a 71 year old housing eviction protester displays photos and documents related to her housing case. The pictures show injuries such as bruised arms she alleges were sustained during police interrogation. 17 August 2005. Shanghai China
Police forcibly remove a crowd that gathered in the middle of busy Nanjing Road to protest the alleged use of hired thugs in a conflict between rival businesses. 17 August 2005, Shanghai China
Police on Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China, where they were called on to restore order to a crowd of angry protesters that had surged into the streets, blocking traffic. The protesters were angered by what they alleged was the use of hired thugs by a rival business to physically intimidate and harass their business.
Two hotel employees hold up signs condemning what they allege is the use of hired thugs by a rival business to physically harass them and force them out of business.
Onlookers, including housing eviction protesters, sign a paper indicating that they witnessed the fighting that broke out between hotel employees attempting to videotape the alleged hired thugs of a rival business.
Police try to control a crowd of people that surged into the middle of Nanjing Road in Shanghai. A scuffle between employees of a hotel and several 'hooligans' had broken out earlier, and the crowd, angered by what they saw as police inaction, took the streets, stopping traffic. 17 August 2005, Shanghai, China
Employees of a hotel protest the alleged use of hired thugs employed by a rival business to harass and physically force them from their workplace. 17 August 2005, Shanghai China
Employees of a hotel protest the use of hired thugs by a rival business to physically harass them and force them out of business. The sign reads: We want to work. We Want to Eat. 17 August 2005, Shanghai China
Wed. 17 August--housing eviction protesters gather at the Shanghai City government center to have their cases heard. There were over 200 people waiting.
Give me back my human rights
Residents protest over forced housing relocations outside the Ritz Carlton, Shanghai, 12 August 2005
(boxun.com)
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