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Students said a fire broke out in a dormitory building at the Communication University of China on May 25. They said the smoke alarm did not sound, an upstairs escape route and downstairs access control were locked and could not be opened with facial recognition, the fire extinguishers were damaged, and all fire-safety facilities were unusable, nearly resulting in a tragedy. The claims could not be independently verified.

According to the post, Shen Chenggang, a former deputy head of the Qixingguan District police branch in Bijie, Guizhou, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for bending the law for personal gain. The post says a former prosecutor admitted making a false statement that led to Shen’s imprisonment. The Guizhou High People’s Court has accepted the case for filing. The claims could not be independently verified.

According to the post, a lawyer was “dealt with” for insisting on justice, and the incident was filmed. Footage shows judicial officers and security guards intervening at the scene. The material could not be independently verified.

According to the post, a man in Yueqing, Zhejiang, was put in a chokehold by a police officer after questioning alleged police violence. In the footage, the officer asks him, “Are you still going to be violent?” Benliu News said it determined that the officer in the video was a traffic officer from the Beibaixiang squadron of the Yueqing Public Security Bureau’s traffic police brigade. The material could not be independently verified.

According to the post, a poster depicting a naked man and woman appeared at the entrance of the government office in Huo Changping Town, Shaoyang, Hunan, on May 20. Text below the poster accused a government employee of alleged adultery. The material could not be independently verified.

The post shows “Lai Ching-te” marked as unavailable while “Lai Qing” remains available. It describes this as keyword filtering “unique to mainland China” that blocks only half of the term. The claim could not be independently verified.

According to the post, police in Yueqing, Wenzhou, have been accused of violent enforcement. The claim could not be independently verified.

According to the post, a conflict occurred on May 24 in Shenqiu, Henan, when local urban management personnel were carrying out the forced demolition of a gas station. The station had reportedly been operated by a martyr’s family for decades, with the required procedures said to be complete. The claims could not be independently verified.

According to the material, a police car was alleged to have forced a private vehicle to stop, prompting online questions about possible retaliatory enforcement. In a statement published by the WeChat account “平安松滋” in the early hours of May 17, the local municipal Party committee said two police officers had been suspended. The claims could not be independently verified.

A post claims that members of the public are confronting police at a scene in Chengdu and that the Southwest Military Region has received an order from the Central Military Commission to reinforce the city. The post also says the situation is continuing to develop; the claims could not be independently verified.

The material mentions Hangzhou East Railway Station but provides no further information.

A post questions whether there is a distinction between “dying at the scene” and “dying after unsuccessful resuscitation in hospital,” and mentions “plenty in Nantong.” The claim could not be independently verified.