The political scandal that triggered the downfall of one of China's top politicians, Bo Xilai, has dominated the headlines in recent weeks.
Yet as the country prepares for a change in leadership, there is another tale of abuse of power that continues unabated -- the forced eviction of people from their homes and farmland.
Deaths, beatings, harassment and imprisonment continue as people are forced from their homes across the country.
Whilst not a new phenomenon, the pace of forced evictions in China has accelerated in the past two years and remains one of the greatest causes of popular discontent - as highlighted in Amnesty International's latest study.
Nearly half of all rural residents have had land forcibly taken from them, with the number of cases on the rise, according to a 2011 study by the Landesa Rural Development Institute. …...more
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