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Western rights groups have reported other cases in recent months linked to the Olympics, including the incarceration of people who complained about forced evictions associated with Olympic construction projects in the capital.
The advocacy group Human Rights in China said the charges against Hu stemmed from his communications with foreign media and articles posted on the Internet.
The Chinese government's policy of labeling criticism as subversive created a climate of fear and self-censorship in the run-up to the Olympics, the organization's executive director, Sharon Hom, said in a statement.
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