Democracy advocate charged with subversion

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Updated June 24, 2009 21:01:35

A leading Chinese activist, jailed since last December, has been charged with subversion after calling for improved human rights in China. Liu Xiaobo is a prominent scholar who has been in prison before for his support of the democracy movement. Amnesty International has condemned the arrest and called for his immediate release.

Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speaker: Roseann Rife, Asia Pacific deputy program director, Amnesty International

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