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The Chengdu Self-Immolation

The female homeowner Tang Fuzhen set herself on fire in the hope of stopping the demolition of her house in Chengdu city. ...full story at ESWN

from ESWN on Thu, Dec 03 2009

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04 Dec 09 visit China: The Chengdu Self-Immolation  »  Global Voices A woman, Tang Fuzhen, in Chengdu set herself on fire in order to protest against the forced demolition of her home. ESWN translated a T.V news commentary on the incident.
02 Dec 09 visit Self-immolation woman resisted officials: report  »  Shanghai Daily A WOMAN who died after setting herself on fire to stop the demolition of her home had violently resisted law enforcement officials, an official in Chengdu said yesterday. Tang Fuzhen, an entrepreneur in Chengdu,...
17 Dec 09 visit Haidian man burns himself to protest demolition  »  Danwei Peter Foster reports for the Telegraph about another self-immolation following the high-profile case of Tang Fuzhen in Chengdu: In the second incident last weekend, a Beijing man named in local newspapers as Xi Xinzhu set himself on fire after he...
02 Dec 09 visit Woman burns herself to death to stop demolition  »  Shanghai Daily A woman in southwestern China has died after she set herself on fire to stop the demolition of her home, which local authorities have called violent resistance against the law. Tang Fuzhen, an entrepreneur in Chengdu,...
04 Dec 09 visit Authorities under fire after woman's death over home demolition  »  People's Daily The death of a woman who set herself on fire to protest the demolition of her home, which local authorities said an illegal structure, in southwest China has aroused public concern over the action of law enforcement authorities. Tang Fuzhen, 47,...

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