Anguish over China activist sentence 
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7327763.stm
Chinese campaigner Hu Jia could have been given five or more years for "subverting the state" - in the end he was sent to jail for less.
But his lawyer, Li Fangping, was not happy.
"Although he's only been sentenced to three-and-a-half years, I still cannot accept this judgement," he told reporters outside the Beijing courthouse.
Hu Jia was sent to prison for what many other people would not even consider a crime - he was convicted for writing five articles and giving two interviews.
The 34-year-old has long sought to publicise what he believes are injustices in China, concerning the environment, HIV/Aids and human rights.
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Shame on the Chinese Government, and shame on the World Governments for doing nothing.
Perhaps the Chinese authorities should celebrate the closing of the games by the freeing of prisoners like Hu Jia
Grrrrrrr.
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