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Prison Writings

Charles Oliver | 7.4.2006 12:00 AM

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The Chinese government has sentenced blogger Yang Tianshui to 12 years in jail for subversion after he posted essays calling for free elections. Yang's conviction is part of a larger crackdown on bloggers who are critical of the government.

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Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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