Chinese activist Chen Wei was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for “inciting subversion” through essays he posted online. Inspired by the Arab Spring, Chen posted several pro-democracy essays online before getting arrested along with hundreds of other dissidents. He will also have his political rights revoked for a further two years. At the conclusion of his two-hour trial, Chen told the court, "Dictatorship will fail; democracy will prevail.”
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