The Shanghaiist writes about a man in Hubei Province who was killed for using his cameraphone to record a protest against a municipal waste dump:

Wei Wenhua, a manager at a local government-owned construction company with no apparent connection to the protest, was driving through the area when he stopped to get a better look. At this point he took out his camera phone and began recording the incident. Once the chengguan noticed his presence, he was yanked out of his vehicle and then brutally beaten unconscious over a period of ten minutes. He was carted off, along with other injured protesters, and died en route to the hospital.

Although they don’t frequently make the international news, mass protests are common in China, and are generally tolerated by the Chinese government--so long as the gripe remains with local authorities.

Shanghai residents were also out protesting this week, this time against a maglev train.

By Jennifer Brea, About.com Guide to World News