of chinese dissident liu xiaobo jailed for subversion

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo jailed for subversion: Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been jailed for 11 years for "inciting subversion of state power".


Liu Xiaobo is a veteran of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

The trial, from which Western diplomats and journalists were barred, followed Mr Liu's co-authorship of a document last year urging political reform.

Several people were apparently hurt at a Hong Kong protest over the sentence.

The human rights group Amnesty International condemned the sentence, saying freedom of speech was at stake.

The US also denounced the sentence. China has accused Washington and the EU of meddling in its affairs.

The BBC's Michael Bristow in Beijing says the sentence shows China does not want anyone to challenge its authority.