Two groups of citizens in China rescued innocent petitioners from detention and likely abuse, one from a black jail in Sichuan and two from the clutches of hired thugs in Beijing.
A middle-aged woman from Henan Province was abducted and stripped naked for petitioning in Beijing on Feb. 12, as other Chinese citizens celebrated the Chinese New Year with their families.
After police let off a BMW driver after he assaulted a bus driver, due solely to his political connections, locals were enraged and started a street protest against the police.
Many victims of an investment scam in the north were protesting outside government buildings recently, hoping that someone will be held accountable for the way their savings were stolen.