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Nine Imprisoned for up to Ten Years Over Wukan Protests

The Guangdong village of Wukan won global fame and some democratic concessions in 2011 when residents demonstrated against a land grab by local officials. Further protests came this year after the detention and subsequent bribery trial of Lin Zuluan, an organizer of the original demonstrations who was subsequently elected as village chief. On Monday, nine villagers received prison sentences of up to ten years for their parts in this year’s unrest. From South China