China: Further information: Pro-democracy activist jailed in China

Index Number: ASA 17/005/2010
Date Published: 21 January 2010
Categories: China

On 15 January, Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhou Yongjun was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for fraud. Amnesty International believes that his conviction is politically motivated. According to his lawyer, Zhou Yongjun is planning to appeal against his sentence.