The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source.
Do not investigate, report, or comment on New Express reporter Liu Hu’s receipt of a written guarantee that he will await trial. (August 2, 2014)
新快报记者刘虎取保候审一事，各媒体不采访，不报道，不评论。
Liu Hu was arrested last year and charged with defamation after he used Weibo to accuse an official of misconduct. Liu has been released because the court is “unable to proceed with the case within the legal detention limits,” according to his lawyer Zhou Ze.
Since directives are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak them online, the wording published here may not be exact. 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.
