Censorship saga draws public support in China's Guangdong

GUANGZHOU, China - A man (C) holds up a placard on which the slogan "freedom of speech" is written, as dozens of people gather near the office of the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 7, 2013. Demonstrators were there to show support for the newspaper after the government reportedly censored one of its editorials, stirring discontent against propaganda.

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