Affrontements à 莺歌海 Yinggehai (海南 Hainan) contre l’implantation d’une centrale thermique – 11 avril 2012

Protesters Beaten, Teargassed

rfa.org

2012-04-13

Riot police attack Chinese villagers opposed to the building of a coal-fired power plant.

Villagers in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan clashed with police again amid long-running protests over the construction of a coal-fired power plant in their hometown.

Dozens of injuries from beatings and tear gas at the hands of riot police were reported as mass demonstrations entered their third day on Thursday.

Residents of Ledong county’s Yinggehai village said police had set up checkpoints at all entry points to the village following clashes between thousands of local residents and armed police on Wednesday. Read more…