Forced Eviction

International Hunger Strike Announced In Support of Chinese Writer and Democracy Activist

In Washington, D.C., Initiatives for China President, Yang Jianli, will hold hunger strike at the Victims of Communism Memorial on Massachusetts Avenue. 9:00am -5:00pm Victims of Communism Memorial 707 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, District of Columbia 20001 (4...

California Congressman Adam Schiff Meets with Chinese Forced Eviction Victims

Washington, D.C. August 5, 2010 U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff met with a delegation from the Sparrow Initiative on Friday, August 5th, to discuss the Chinese government's practice of forced evictions. The Sparrow Initiative is a movement of Chinese citizens dedicated...

People in Suzhou Continue Their Protests by Walking

By Chen Yu (Canyu News Reporting) July 27, 2010 The fight against illegal eviction and demolition, and for fair compensation for property taken, has been going on for about two weeks in and around the small town of Tongan, Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province. The government...

Appeal for 18,000 Shanghai Victims of Forced Eviction by World Expo

Dear UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Dear UN Habitat Executive Director Anna Tibaijuka, Dear UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing Raquel Rolnik, We urge you to investigate the forced eviction of 18,000 families to make way for the 2010 World Expo...