China Dissident Sentence

China Dissident Sentence
Simon Sharpe, the spokesman for the European Union delegation in China, speaks to journalists after attending the Liu Xiaobo appeal case outside the Beijing Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. A court has rejected an appeal by Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo against his 11-year prison term handed down for subversion after he spearheaded a public declaration calling for an end to Communist Party dominance. Sharpe called for Liu's release. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)