Liu, Xiaobo(刘晓波), one of the drafters of “08 Charter”, was sentenced to 11 years in prison
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Date: 1/6/2010 3:29:56 PM
Sender: CDP
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Liu, Xiaobo(刘晓波), one of the drafters of “08 Charter”, was sentenced to 11 years in prison
Mr. Liu, Xiaobo(刘晓波)
In the end of 2008, to observe the 60th anniversary of <Universal Declaration of Human Rights>, the<08 Charter>-a declaration that was drafted and signed by Liu, Xiaobo and the other 303 personages in China. The declaration is to appeal to the Chinese society to implement a modern political structure having democracy, republic and constitutionalism for fostering the democratic progress in China, under the value of freedom, justice and human rights. For the purpose of commemorating the 60th anniversary of <Universal Declaration of Human Rights>, a forum and the publication of the <08 Charter> was originally scheduled on Dec 10, 2008, but was finally suspended on account of the arrest executed by the Chinese government. Among all organizers, Liu, Xiaobo, and Zhang, Zuhua were arrested by the Chinese government for the crime of signing and drafting the <08 Charter> in the evening of December, 8.
On December, 25, 2009, Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years for the crime of “seditiousness and subversion of the state’s political power” by the Chinese government.
《零八宪章》起草人之一刘晓波被判刑11年
在2008年年底，为了纪念《世界人权宣言》颁发60周年，由刘晓波等人签署起草并由303位中国各界人士首批签署的一份宣言——《零八宪章》，呼吁中国社会在自由、公平、人权的普世价值下，在中国实施民主、共和、宪政的现代政治架构，由此促进中国的民主化进程。原定于2008年12月10日纪念《世界人权宣言》诞生60周年这一天举行论坛，并发表中国《零八宪章》。因中共当局的逮捕行动而终止。发起人中已有刘晓波、张祖桦两人因签署起草《零八宪章》，在12月8日晚上被中共政府逮捕。
2009年12月25日，以所谓“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”的罪名，刘晓波先生被中共判刑11年。 |
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