Liu Xiaobo, the Beijing writer who was given an 11-year prison sentence on subversion charges on December 25, has appealed his conviction to Beijing Supreme People’s Court. Liu’s lawyer, Shang Baojun, said Liu had filed a lengthy appeal on December 29. The court has 45 days under Chinese law to consider the appeal. Liu’s sentence, judged by many analysts as unusually harsh, has drawn criticism from human rights groups, western governments and writers worldwide. Most regard the chances that it will be overturned or softened as slim. (BBC News)
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