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Submitted at 12/25/2009 6:03:28 AM state-controlled Xinhua news scholars, lawyers and officials demands the open election of The United States and European agency, the court said it had who proposed the blueprint for public officials, freedom of Union have also urged Beijing to Anger at harsh treatment of "strictly followed the legal improving the political system religion and expression, and the free Liu. prominent activist found guilty of procedures" and "fully protected might be at risk as well, as nearly abolition of subversion laws. "We continue to call on the subversion Liu's litigation rights". 10,000 signatories." "We should end the practice of government of China to release One of China's most prominent However, the author and Outside the courtroom and in the viewing words as crimes," the him immediately," Gregory May, human rights activists was academic had been detained Chinese blogosphere, Liu's petition says. first secretary with the US condemned today to 11 years in without trial for a year. His wife, supporters have initiated a yellow Liu was arrested last December Embassy, said outside the prison, prompting a furious Liu Xia, was not allowed into an ribbon campaign for his release. before the Charter was made courthouse today. May was one backlash from domestic bloggers earlier hearing, nor were foreign "China's Mandela was born this public. Other drafters and of a dozen diplomats stopped by and international civil society diplomatic observers. Liu's Christmas," wrote the influential signatories have been harassed. authorities from attending the groups. lawyers have been warned not to blogger Beichen. The mainstream media have been trial and sentencing. Liu Xiaobo, the founder of the discuss the case. Many activists were kept under forbidden to cover the subject Foreign ministry spokeswoman Charter 08 campaign for But the defence team said they house arrest or warned not to and censors have blocked many Jiang Yu told reporters this week constitutional reform, was given were prepared to appeal against attend the hearings, but the related internet sites and articles. that statements from embassies the unusually harsh jail term on the verdict. contemporary artist Ai Weiwei Many Chinese are unaware that it calling for Liu's release were "a Christmas Day in an apparent "We cannot accept this sentence was among those at the exists. gross interference of China's attempt to minimise international because we have argued in court courtroom. "This does not mean Salman Rushdie, Umberto Eco internal affairs". attention. that Liu is innocent," said one of a meteor has fallen. This is the and Margaret Atwood are among • China The case has raised fears that his lawyers, Mo Shaoping. His discovery of a star," he tweeted. 300 international writers who • Human rights other drafters of Charter 08 could wife could not be reached as her "Although this is a sentence on have called for the release of Liu, • Freedom of Speech also face retribution from the mobile phone was suddenly out Liu Xiaobo alone, it is also a slap who is a former president of the authorities. of order. on the face for everyone in Independent Chinese PEN Jonathan Watts Following a year in detention Amnesty International expressed China." Centre. guardian.co.uk© Guardian News and a two-hour trial, it took the outrage at the sentence, which it Liu, a former Beijing Normal "Liu Xiaobo's case is about & Media Limited 2009 | Use of No 1 intermediate people's court said was the harshest in 35 University professor, is a leading agreed international human rights this content is subject to our in Beijing just 10 minutes to read subversion cases since 2003. intellectual critic of the standards, not merely the internal Terms & Conditions| More Feeds out the 11-page sentence. "Liu Xiaobo's detention and trial repressive Chinese government. affairs of China," said John Liu was found guilty on shows the Chinese government Liu was previously imprisoned Ralston Saul, the president of Wednesday of subversion, the will not tolerate Chinese citizens for 20 months for taking part in International PEN. "China is vaguely defined charge that participating in discussions about the 1989 student-led protests in signatory to international treaties Communist party leaders often their own form of government," Tiananmen Square. and conventions, and cannot be What did you get for Christmas? By John Biggs (CrunchGear) Tell us. We want to know. I, for Submitted at 12/24/2009 2:32:05 PM one, got nothing. Just beer. But it was an amazing beer called Stiegle. E-reader News Edition World/ Finance/ Gadgets/ 3 Vatican security under fire after attack on Pope By Haroon Siddique (World year wearing a red sweatshirt arrested yesterday. She was not arms, blessed the crowd and news and comment from the similar to the one she wore armed. delivered his "Urbi et Orbi" Guardian | guardian.co.uk) yesterday, was allowed into the The French cardinal whose hip speech, Latin for "To the city and Today We Salute service. Last year's attack was was broken, longtime Vatican the world", without any apparent Submitted at 12/25/2009 8:16:33 AM You...Guy Who foiled when she was tackled to diplomat Cardinal Roger problem. He followed with Woman who knocked over the ground by security before she Etchegaray, 87, will have to Christmas greetings in 65 Crammed a Mac Mini, pontiff was known to officials could reach the pope. undergo surgery, Lombardi said. different languages, which drew Subwoofer and after attempting similar assault Vatican spokesman the Rev Benedict lost his mitre and staff sustained cheers and chants from Coffeemaker Into an Old last year Federico Lombardi said officials when Maiolo lunged for him as the crowd.