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Support Southern Weekend Against Censorship in China

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Français · Chine : Soutien au journal Nanfang Zhoumo contre la censure
Nederlands · Steun voor Southern Weekly tegen censuur in China
Español · Apoyo a Southern Weekend contra la censura en China
Italiano · Cina: proteste contro la censura ai danni di un settimanale

The slogan said: defend professional journalist practice; management of Southern Weekend, do not disappoint your readers. Screen capture from the video.

Around 1000 Guangzhou citizens gathered outside Southern Weekend office building to express their support for the newspaper against the Propaganda Department's brutal censorship of the New Year Greeting editorial. Below is a youtube video uploaded by Chen Ye showing the protest scene. (via acopy.net)

  • NameV

    This issue is misrepresented by this news article. The problem with Journalism is that it is not professional. If it was truly professional it would not be censored. China is usually quite good with keeping the News in Check. So long as it does not cause political unrest it is welcome.

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