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Chinese democracy activist sentenced to 13 years for 'subversion'

Qin Yongmin (R) was first jailed as a "counter-revolutionary" from 1981-1989, has already spent a total of 22 years in prison. [AFP]

A prominent Chinese political campaigner was sentenced to 13 years in jail on Wednesday, a court in central China said.

Qin Yongmin was found "guilty of subversion of state power," the Wuhan City Intermediate People's Court said on its official website.

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