Rights defender Wang Lihong sentenced to nine months
The Beijing-based human rights defender Wang Lihong was sentenced to nine months in prison today on the charge of ``picking quarrels and provoking troubles'' by the Chaoyang District People's Court of Beijing.
An outspoken Chinese civil rights activist was sentenced today to 3 1/2 years in prison on subversion charges, a ruling that drew international criticism ahead of the Beijing Olympics.