Canada ‘deplores’ China’s Sentencing of Prominent Dissident

Canada has condemned China for sentencing pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison.
Canada ‘deplores’ China’s Sentencing of Prominent Dissident
A woman puts a sign on the gate outside the China liaison office in Hong Kong to protest the Chinese regime's jailing of dissident Lui Xiaobo on Dec. 25, 2009, after a Beijing court sentenced the prominent writer and pro-democracy activist to 11 years in prison despite international calls for his release. MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images
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A woman puts a sign on the gate outside the China liaison office in Hong Kong to protest the Chinese regime's jailing of dissident Lui Xiaobo on Dec. 25, 2009, after a Beijing court sentenced the prominent writer and pro-democracy activist to 11 years in prison despite international calls for his release. (MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)
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