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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.<\/em><\/p>\n

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XX City Bar Association:<\/p>\n

@Everyone<\/p>\n

Important Notice<\/p>\n

In accordance with instructions from above, the bar associations of all provinces and cities may only republish Xinhua copy to their official websites concerning today\u2019s Tenth National Lawyers Congress, at which central leadership is in attendance; headlines and contents must not be altered. Do not post any material to Weibo, WeChat, or news clients\u2014no exceptions. (October 13, 2021) [Chinese<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Guo Shengkun, member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, spoke at the opening of the National Lawyers Congress on Wednesday in Beijing, where he declared that \u201cthe legal profession in China has blazed new trails and achieved new successes since the 18th Party Congress<\/a>.\u201d Since that time in 2012, when Xi Jinping rose to power, these \u201csuccesses\u201d have straitjacketed the rights defense movement, \u201cblazing\u201d a \u201cnew trail\u201d with the massive crackdown on lawyers and legal professionals on July 9, 2015, known infamously as 709<\/a>. One civil rights lawyer spoke out last month about the torture he was subjected to in detention, only to be detained and tortured again<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The All China Lawyers Association, the official bar association of the PRC, was founded<\/a> in July 1986 at the first National Lawyers Congress.<\/p>\n

\"\u771f\"<\/a>Since directives are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak them online, the wording published here may not be exact. Some instructions are issued by local authorities or to specific sectors, and may not apply universally across China. 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. See\u00a0CDT\u2019s collection of Directives from the Ministry of Truth<\/a>\u00a0since 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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