Jailing of Chinese activist is 'inhumane'

09 September 2011 Wang Lihong has been sentenced to nine months in prison in connection with her support for bloggers. A Chinese activist jailed in connection with her support for bloggers must be released, Amnesty International said today after she was sentenced to nine months in prison.Wang Lihong, 56, was detained in March and later charged with “creating a disturbance” amid a government crackdown on online calls for a “Jasmine Revolution” inspired by protests in the Middle East and North Africa. She had pleaded not guilty in court in Beijing and has told her…

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