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Villagers demonstrate against drive for alternative funeral practices instead of burial to preserve land resources
Protests have erupted in China’s southern Guizhou province, the latest in a string of rural demonstrations that have seen incidents of unrest increase by 70% compared with last year.
The protests in Shidong town started over the weekend in response to a directive from local authorities that people should be cremated rather than buried after their death.
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