Activist leader gets prison term for subversion

Hu Shigen, leader of an illegal underground organization, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday for subverting State power.

Tianjin No 2 Intermediate People's Court announced the judgment about three hours after it publicly heard the case.

Hu, 61, a native of Jiangxi province who used to teach at a Beijing university, pleaded guilty during the trial.