Lemmy.World

171,226 readers
8,525 users here now

The World's Internet Frontpage Lemmy.World is a general-purpose Lemmy instance of various topics, for the entire world to use.

Be polite and follow the rules โš– https://legal.lemmy.world/tos

Get started

See the Getting Started Guide

Donations ๐Ÿ’—

If you would like to make a donation to support the cost of running this platform, please do so at the following donation URLs.

If you can, please use / switch to Ko-Fi, it has the lowest fees for us

Ko-Fi (Donate)

Bunq (Donate)

Open Collective backers and sponsors

Patreon

Liberapay patrons

GitHub Sponsors

Join the team ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Check out our team page to join

Questions / Issues

More Lemmy.World

Follow us for server news ๐Ÿ˜

Mastodon Follow

Chat ๐Ÿ—จ

Discord

Matrix

Alternative UIs

Monitoring / Stats ๐ŸŒ

Service Status ๐Ÿ”ฅ

https://status.lemmy.world

Mozilla HTTP Observatory Grade

Lemmy.World is part of the FediHosting Foundation

founded 2 years ago
ADMINS
1
 
 

Summary

The death of a teenager in Pucheng, Shaanxi, China, sparked protests after allegations of a cover-up spread online.

The boy reportedly fell from his dormitory on January 2 in what authorities called an accident.

Claims of bullying and inconsistent injuries fueled anger, with protesters demanding the truth.

Authorities have denied protests occurred, censored reports, and urged the public to avoid spreading rumors.

The demonstrations echoed broader sensitivities around bullying and past student deaths.

2
 
 

The death of a teenage boy sparked violent protests in a city in north-west China, the BBC has confirmed through verified video.

In the videos shared on social media, protesters can be seen hurling objects at police and officers beating some demonstrators in Pucheng in Shaanxi province.

3
view more: next โ€บ