China Sentences Teacher for Publishing Anti-Government Views on the Internet
A Reuters newswire article, via CNN, reports that:
A Chinese court jailed a teacher for 10 years on Friday for publishing anti-government views on the Internet, continuing an official crackdown on Web-based dissidents.More here.
Ren Ziyuan, 27, had been found guilty of "subversion of state power" after posting a tract entitled "The Road to Democracy" and other essays, his father, Ren Rusheng, told Reuters.
New York-based watchdog Human Rights in China said the tract asserted citizens had the right to violently overthrow tyranny.
posted by Fergie @ 3/17/2006 06:30:00 AM
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