2013 Year In Review: Top 10 Examples of Censorship of Protests

Trying (Unsuccessfully) to Pay Homage to Protestors On December 30, 2012, Tencent published an article entitle "New Years' Resolution: Pay Tribute to Ten Great Dissenters" (年终策划:致敬十大反对者). These screenshots, taken on January 3, 2013, show that both Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo were censoring searches for the article's title. Context: http://blog.feichangdao.com/2013/01/tencents-tribute-to-dissent-gets.html Mass Suicide Attempts in Beijing On August 14, the state-sponsored Beijing Youth web site reported that at least ten people attempted to commit suicide together by drinking pesticide near Beijing West Railway Station. As these screenshots show, the article was deleted the same day. Context: http://blog.feichangdao.com/2013/08/chinas-weibos-news-sites-censor-report.html On December 12, the state sponsored 21cn.com web site published an article on its web site entitled "Not Satisfied With Compensation for Demolished Homes, 12 Wuhan Petitio