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China human rights lawyer convicted of inciting subversion

December 14, 2006 11:53:00 AM

Chinese human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng has been convicted by a court in Beijing of inciting subversion of state power , his lawyers said Thursday. Gao was convicted after entering a guilty plea, but his lawyers...

October 25, 2006 12:04:00 PM

A Chinese court has sentenced a pro-democracy leader to three years in prison for criticizing the communist government in Internet posts, according to the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy Wednesday. Li Jianping participated...

October 15, 2006 03:11:00 PM

Chinese human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng has been charged with inciting subversion of state power , according to a statement by his lawyer. Gao has been detained without access to his lawyer, Mo Shaoping, since August...

May 17, 2006 10:22:00 AM

Chinese Internet journalist Yang Tianshui, a member of China's chapter of International PEN , was sentenced to twelve years in prison on Tuesday on charges that he attempted to "subvert state power" by posting essays on the Internet...

April 27, 2006 03:54:00 PM

Chinese Internet journalist Yang Tianshui, a member of China's chapter of International PEN , an association that promotes freedom of speech, faces up to 15 years in jail on charges that he attempted to "subvert state power" by...

April 12, 2006 03:42:00 PM

Chinese dissident Li Jianping went on trial Wednesday in China's Shandong province, facing charges of "incitement to subvert state power" for allegedly posting pro-democracy articles on the Internet. According to Human Rights in China ,...

March 17, 2006 12:48:00 PM

China's practice of "internet management" continued Friday with a 10-year sentence for Ren Ziyaun, a teacher found guilty of "subversion of state power" after posting "The Road to Democracy" and other essays on the Internet. According...

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