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BEIJING (AP) - A rights group appealed Wednesday for the release of a Chinese activist sentenced to six years in prison after he was accused of posting subversive articles on the Internet.
State media reported on Monday that Zhang Jianhong, the former editor in chief of a Chinese Web site called "Aiqinhai," or "Aegean Sea," had written articles that defamed the Chinese government and amounted to agitation aimed at toppling the government.
"It is outrageous that China continues to sentence its own citizens for their critical reporting and commentary, even as it gears up to host the Olympic Games in 2008," Committee to Protect Journalists director Joel Simon said in a statement.
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