Tan Zuoren Criminal
Tan Zuoren (born May 15, 1954), from Chengdu, Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, is an environmentalist, writer and former editor of Literati magazine (文化人).On February 9, 2010. he was sentenced to 5 years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power.” Amnesty International Asia-Pacific Deputy Director said: “His arrest, unfair trial and now the guilty verdict are further disturbing examples of how the Chinese authorities use vague and over broad laws to silence and punish dissenting voices.” Due to the nature of the charges and circumstances of the trial, he has been described as a political prisoner.
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2010/02/100209_tanzuoren.shtml
- http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20100210/news_20100210_55_646608.htm
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- http://zuoren54.blog.hexun.com