Chinese writer sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment

Writer and civil activist Li Te published essays in the Internet and in the foreign media, urging citizens to defend their rights and promoting democratic values.

Li Te was arrested in September 2010, the trial took place in April 2011, but the sentence became known only this week. The writer denies all accusations. He is the third activist who has been sentenced to long terms of imprisonment in China this week, informs ВВС.