Chinese rights activist gets jail sentence

BEIJING, China - A supporter holds a banner reading "Xu Zhiyong innocent" near a court in Beijing on Jan. 26, 2014. Xu, a prominent Chinese human rights activist, was sentenced the same day to four years' imprisonment on charges of disrupting public order for his role in protests against corruption.

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