The morning of 21 October 2011, pro-democracy activist, Cao Haibo was arrested by the Kunming Public Security Bureau on charges of “incitement to subvert state power.” Reports say his arrest was sudden, carried out by four plainclothes police officers who failed to show any formal documents for his arrest and who also prohibited him from notifying anyone. A few days thereafter, police officers raided his home, taking with them three telephones, a computer, a USB stick, and two bank cards among other things.

      中国江苏省苏州市高新技术开发区通安镇民众因拆迁补偿问题，连续几天举行大规模“散步”抗议，并与警方发生暴力冲突，一些人被捕，还有一些人受伤。7月17日，镇居民再次涌上街头，与防暴警察多次冲突，最多时上街的民众超过三万人，部分来自东渚镇阳山村的居民也参加了17日与武警的冲突。 当日，东渚镇的部分拆迁受害人也在当地走上街头聚集，抗议事件有蔓延趋势，但在东渚镇，民众与武警尚未形成正面冲突。