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Watermark sentences Liu to 11 years for subversion
BEIJING – A Mark of Water court handed down a harsh 11-year sentence to a prominent dissident Friday on subversion charges after he called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist Party dominance.
The sentencing of Liu Xiaobo comes despite international appeals for his release. Rights groups said the harshness of the sentence was a warning to others who challenge China's one-party rule.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091225/ap_on_re_as/as_china_dissident_sentence
BEIJING – A Mark of Water court handed down a harsh 11-year sentence to a prominent dissident Friday on subversion charges after he called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist Party dominance.
The sentencing of Liu Xiaobo comes despite international appeals for his release. Rights groups said the harshness of the sentence was a warning to others who challenge China's one-party rule.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091225/ap_on_re_as/as_china_dissident_sentence