The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the harsh sentence given to Chinese writer and activist Li Tie, whose online writings calling for political reform were cited as evidence of "subversion of state authority."
Li, 52, was detained by authorities on September 15, 2010, and was tried in closed proceedings on April 18, news reports said. Jian Guanghong, a lawyer hired by his family, was detained before the trial, and a government-appointed lawyer represented Li instead, the Hong Kong-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) reported. Only Li's mother and daughter were allowed to attend the trial, news reports said.
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