Chinese writer Chen Wei has been sentenced to nine years in jail for "inciting subversion of state power". Mr Chen dared to publish several essays online calling for freedom of speech and reform of China's one-party system. The Chinese leadership felt cornered and intimidated enough to order the court to impose the outrageous verdict.
He was among hundreds of dissidents detained earlier this year after online calls for protests in China inspired by the uprisings in the Middle East. He told the court he was not guilty and that "democracy will prevail" in China.
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