News at Eleven: A Beijing appeal court yesterday upheld

leading dissident Liu Xiaobo's 11-year jail sentence on a charge of "subverting state authority" for expressing his views online and helping to draft Charter 08. The court announced its decision to Liu at a very short hearing.

"We continue to be deeply shocked by the Chinese government's insistence on such a harsh punishment for an activist and intellectual who is renowned throughout the world," Reporters Without Borders said.

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from Reporters Without Borders: Court upholds 11-year prison sentence for leading pro-democracy activist

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