Petitioners face tough battle to be heard in China, report says

Petitioners face tough battle to be heard in China, report says

BEIJING, China - Two police officers, one in plainclothes, seize a woman in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing where the National People's Congress was in session, as she tried to complain about government corruption. Photo taken in March 2006. People who complain about injustices in China face persecution and physical attacks, according to a report compiled by a Chinese government research institute.

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