China dissident tried over Skype messages, poem

31 January 2012, 1:16 am

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese prosecutors cited a poem and messages sent on Skype against a dissident who stood trial on Tuesday, his son and his lawyer said, in the latest case highlighting the Communist Party's drive to silence political challengers. Veteran activist Zhu Yufu faced trial in the prosperous eastern city of Hangzhou, where police arrested him in April and charged him with "inciting ...... Read More »

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