Jailed China earthquake activist's appeal declined

Wednesday 9 June 2010 Tan Zuoren was jailed for trying to publicize the number of children who died in the 2008 disaster and the corruption that led to their deaths. Amnesty International has condemned Wednesday's court decision to uphold a five year sentence imposed on a Chinese activist who tried to publicize the number of children who died during the Sichuan earthquake and the corruption that led to their deaths. The Chengdu City Intermediate People's Court in Sichuan upheld Tan Zuoren's sentence of five years imprisonment for "inciting subversion of state power" in a session…

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