During his trial on January 22, 2014, Xu Zhiyong attempted to read a statement to the court entitled “For Freedom, Justice and Love — My Closing Statement to the Court.”(许志永法庭陈词：最后为了自由·公义·爱).
On January 26, the First Intermediate People’s Court of Beijing announced that it had found Xu guilty of gathering groups to cause disorder in public venues, and had sentenced him to four years imprisonment.
These screenshots show that Baidu began censoring searches for “Xu Zhiyong Final Statement” (许志永 最后陈述) at about the time the court announced its verdict.
These screenshots were taken on January 26, and show that searches on Baidu for “'Xu Zhiyong Court Closing Statement'” ("许志永法庭陈词") and “Xu Zhiyong ‘For Freedom, Justice, and Love’” (许志永 "为了自由公义爱") returned no results, just a censorship notice.
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On January 26, the First Intermediate People’s Court of Beijing announced that it had found Xu guilty of gathering groups to cause disorder in public venues, and had sentenced him to four years imprisonment.
These screenshots show that Baidu began censoring searches for “Xu Zhiyong Final Statement” (许志永 最后陈述) at about the time the court announced its verdict.
These screenshots were taken on January 26, and show that searches on Baidu for “'Xu Zhiyong Court Closing Statement'” ("许志永法庭陈词") and “Xu Zhiyong ‘For Freedom, Justice, and Love’” (许志永 "为了自由公义爱") returned no results, just a censorship notice.
- Sina Weibo Censors Call to Release Those Who Called for Disclosure of Officials' Assets: http://blog.feichangdao.com/2013/06/sina-weibo-censors-call-to-release.html
- Xu Zhiyong Detained (Again), China's Web Sites Censor It (Again): http://blog.feichangdao.com/2013/07/xu-zhiyong-detained-again-chinas-web.html
- After Lawyer Xu Zhiyong is Detained His Baidu Encyclopedia Entry Disappears: http://blog.feichangdao.com/2013/07/after-lawyer-xu-zhiyong-is-detained-his.html
- China's Web Sites Censor Searches for Information on Lawyer Xu Zhiyong's Detention: http://blog.feichangdao.com/2013/07/chinas-web-sites-censor-searches-for.html
- China's State Media Talks About Xu Zhiyong, While China's Social Media Bans Discussion: http://blog.feichangdao.com/2013/08/chinas-state-media-talks-about-xu.html
- Xu Zhiyong Sentenced to 4 Years Imprisonment - A Chronicle of Recent Related Censorship: http://blog.feichangdao.com/2014/01/xu-zhiyong-sentenced-to-4-years.html
