Issue: February 02, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, May 23, 2013   

Wukan gets taste of democracy
Thousands of residents of a restive Guangdong village cast their ballots yesterday, marking the start of a gradual restoration of grassroots rights following violent confrontations with authorities over land grabs.



Egypt Bedouins free factory staff
Beijing said 25 mainland workers kidnapped by Egyptian Bedouins demanding the release of Islamist relatives have been freed.



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