But what is so extraordinary about the sentence is that Ilham Tohti was not an independence activist, far less a terrorist, but an outspoken advocate of building bridges between the two communities.
After hiring a firm to contact voters with electronic robocalls, the campaign informed the Sun Lakes Republican Club of the event just a couple days beforehand, leaving far less time than the political activists there were accustomed to turn out a crowd.
But when rebels took over oil fields in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, chaos ensued, with residents siphoning oil without safety precautions and selling it for far less than its value, said an activist there, reached by Skype.
Wei Jingsheng, who spent 18 years in Chinese prisons for his pro-democracy activism, was feted by Congress and human rights groups after his arrival in 1997, but later became far less prominent after feuding with other activists.
Further, a decentralized system would have far less influence and be far less attractive to social activists".
The Myth of a Polarized America," says voters are far less divided than are their elected officials and party activists.
Jarpa II targeted 855 minke whales, 50 humpback whales and 10 fin whales, although the take was far less than this due to harassment from anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd.
While some on the left, including Wolfson, feel that Log Cabin's tactics could bolster the work of gay rights activists in both parties, others are far less gracious in their judgements.
Community activists have complained that Camden's beleaguered neighborhoods have garnered far less attention from developers than the waterfront, and they worry that the riverfront is becoming an enclave — an annex to Philadelphia — rather than part of Camden.
Discussion groups encompass all those who claim to represent the public interest or a good cause — journalists, reformers, activists, humanitarians, policy analysts — and, in Bentley's view, they matter far less than we think.
