Ministry of Truth: All Types of Suicide Cases

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online.

Central Propaganda Department: The media are to cover all types of suicide cases in strict accordance with wire copy issued by authoritative judicial departments. Do not sensationalize or play up these stories, and do not independently investigate, report, or comment on them. (May 10, 2013)

中宣部:对各种自杀案件,各媒体严格按照司法权威部门发布的通稿刊播,不炒作渲染,不自行采访报道评论。

CDT has collected the selections we translate here from a variety of sources and has checked them against official Chinese media reports to confirm their implementation.

Since directives are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak them online, the wording published here may not be exact. The original publication date on CDT Chinese is noted after the directives; the date given may indicate when the directive was leaked, rather than when it was issued. CDT does its utmost to verify dates and wording, but also takes precautions to protect the source.

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