Chinese cyber-dissident sentenced to 3½ years in prison

China is facing international criticism after one of its most famous dissidents was sentenced Thursday to 31⁄2 years in prison on charges of subversion. Hu Jia, 34, a vocal critic of China's human rights record who has defended AIDS patients, farmers and women forced into sterilization, was found guilty last week of "inciting subversion of state power."

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