Chinese rally for press freedom
- Published: 8 Jan 2013 at 10.45
- Online news: Asia
Protesters mounted a second day of rallies calling for press freedom in China Tuesday, as social media users and celebrities backed a campaign which poses a test for the nation's new leaders.
Demonstrators call for press freedom in support of journalists from the Southern Weekend newspaper outside the company's office building in Guangzhou on January 8, 2013. Protesters have mounted a second day of rallies calling for press freedom in China, as social media users and celebrities backed a campaign which poses a test for the nation's new leaders.
Scores of people, some carrying mourning flowers, gathered outside the Guangzhou offices of the Southern Weekly, a popular liberal paper which had an article urging greater protection of rights censored.
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