On December 12, 2013, the state sponsored 21cn.com published an article on its web site entitled "Not Satisfied With Compensation for Demolished Homes, 12 Wuhan Petitioners Drink Pesticide in Beijing" (
不满拆迁补偿 12名武汉访民北京集体喝农药). Some excerpts:
Shortly after 4 o'clock in the afternoon on December 10, 12 petitioners from Wuhan (3 men and 9 women) drank pesticide in the area near Qianmen in an effort to protest four years of ineffective petitioning.
12月10日下午4点过后，12名武汉访民(3男9女)在北京前门附近喝农药集体喝农药，以此抗议4年来的上访无效。
These screenshots show that on December 12 Sina Weibo began censoring searches for "12 Wuhan Petitioners Drink Pesticide in Beijing in Mass Suicide Attempt" (12名武汉访民在北京集体喝农药自杀).
