China earthquake activist sentenced
| A Chinese activist who sought to document shoddy construction that contributed to deaths in China's devastating 2008 earthquake has been sentenced to five years in prison for subversion, his lawyer said Tuesday. 02/09/2010 10:40 (LaTimes world) Continue to read news >> |
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