Writer Charged With Subversion Is Sentenced
A freelance writer was sentenced to 12 years in Chinese prison on subversion charges.
Yang Tianshui was convicted of posting articles on foreign websites, receiving money from abroad and helping a would-be opposition party, said his lawyer, Li Jianqiang, who maintained that his client was innocent.
The penalty came on the heels of a new indictment of a Chinese researcher for the New York Times on charges of betraying state secrets. China is believed to have at least 42 journalists behind bars, many on security or subversion charges.
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