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Pro-democracy protesters holding banners bearing photos of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo march to the Chinese government liaison office in Hong Kong on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012

Open quoteTheir sentences are the Chinese government's response to the Arab Spring: Freedom and democracy are dirty words, and anyone advocating for them will be punished harshly.Close quote

  • WANG SONGLIAN,
  • Chinese activist, on the sentencing of fellow activist Li Tie
Photo: Kin Cheung / AP | Source: AP