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Chinese court upholds 11-year term for dissident

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Liu Xiaobo, a prominent Chinese human rights advocate and former professor, who was sentenced to an 11-year jail term by a Chinese court on Feb. 11, 2010. Liu, 54, was convicted of ''inciting subversion of state power'' for his involvement in drafting a political reform blueprint called Charter 08.

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China court sentences dissident Liu to 11 years in prison

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard on Dec. 25, 2009, near the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality prior to the ruling on Chinese political dissident Liu Xiaobo. Liu, a prominent pro-democracy writer and former literature professor who helped draft a pro-democracy petition known as ''Charter 08,'' was sentenced to 11 years in prison for subversion.

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China court sentences dissident Liu to 11 years in prison

BEIJING, China - Shang Baojun, one of the defense lawyers for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, arrives at a Beijing court on Dec. 25, 2009, to hear the court's decision. Liu, a prominent pro-democracy writer and former literature professor who helped draft a pro-democracy petition known as ''Charter 08,'' was sentenced to 11 years in prison for subversion.

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Egypt's Suez Canal to raise transit fees in 2023

STORY: Egypt's Suez Canal to raise transit fees in 2023 DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Ossama Rabiee speaking 2. various of vessels crossing the Suez Canal STORYLINE: The Suez Canal's transit tolls will increase by 15 percent for all types of vessels and 10 percent for dry bulk and cruise ships starting next year, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced in a statement on Saturday. The authority said rising energy prices, freight rates, and daily charter rates for ships, predicted to continue next year, are the main reason for raising transit tolls along the vital canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. "The (tolls) increase is inevitable and is a necessity in light of the current global inflation, which translates into increased operational costs and the costs of the navigational services provided in the canal," SCA Chairman Ossama Rabiee said in the statement. He said the SCA adjusted the to

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H.K. activists urge China to free wife of Nobel prize laureate Liu

Activist groups in Hong Kong rally at the Central Government Liaison Office, Beijing's representative in the former British colony, on Dec. 8, 2017 to urge China to release from house arrest Liu Xia, wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. The protesters mourned Liu's death and commemorated the ninth anniversary of the release of his democratic reform initiative, Charter 08. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. activists urge China to free wife of Nobel prize laureate Liu

Activist groups in Hong Kong rally at the Central Government Liaison Office, Beijing's representative in the former British colony, on Dec. 8, 2017 to urge China to release from house arrest Liu Xia, wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. The protesters mourned Liu's death and commemorated the ninth anniversary of the release of his democratic reform initiative, Charter 08. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. activists urge China to free wife of Nobel prize laureate Liu

Activist groups in Hong Kong rally at the Central Government Liaison Office, Beijing's representative in the former British colony, on Dec. 8, 2017 to urge China to release from house arrest Liu Xia, wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. The protesters mourned Liu's death and commemorated the ninth anniversary of the release of his democratic reform initiative, Charter 08. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese court upholds 11-year term for dissident

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Liu Xiaobo, a prominent Chinese human rights advocate and former professor, who was sentenced to an 11-year jail term by a Chinese court on Feb. 11, 2010. Liu, 54, was convicted of ''inciting subversion of state power'' for his involvement in drafting a political reform blueprint called Charter 08. (Kyodo)

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China court sentences dissident Liu to 11 years in prison

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard on Dec. 25, 2009, near the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality prior to the ruling on Chinese political dissident Liu Xiaobo. Liu, a prominent pro-democracy writer and former literature professor who helped draft a pro-democracy petition known as ''Charter 08,'' was sentenced to 11 years in prison for subversion. (Kyodo)

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China court sentences dissident Liu to 11 years in prison

BEIJING, China - Shang Baojun, one of the defense lawyers for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, arrives at a Beijing court on Dec. 25, 2009, to hear the court's decision. Liu, a prominent pro-democracy writer and former literature professor who helped draft a pro-democracy petition known as ''Charter 08,'' was sentenced to 11 years in prison for subversion. (Kyodo)

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China tries dissident Liu Xiaobo, sentence expected on Dec. 25

BEIJING, China - Shang Baojun (L), one of the defense lawyers for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, tries to enter the Intermediate People's Court in Beijing to attend a trial of Liu, who is charged with subversion. Liu, 53, is a prominent pro-democracy writer and former literature professor who helped draft a pro-democracy petition known as ''Charter 08.'' (Kyodo)