Sentence examples for harsh convictions from inspiring English sources

At least four other social and human rights activists have reportedly also been given recent harsh convictions, including Omid Alishenas, sentenced to 10 years and Asou Rostami, Saeed Hosseinzadeh, and Ali Nouri, each sentenced to seven years.

We are deeply concerned by the conviction and harsh sentence of Mam Sonando in #Cambodia.

The Beijing Municipal Higher People's Court upheld the conviction and unusually harsh sentence of the advocate, Liu Xiaobo.

The Beijing Municipal Higher People's Court upheld the conviction and unusually harsh sentence of Liu Xiaobo, a Beijing scholar who played an important role in organizing Charter 08, a document issued by him and other intellectuals in December 2008 that called for political and legal reforms.

Mr Mitnick says the convention could also pave the way for harsh criminal convictions.

But his criminal conviction, the manifesto he proposed and the harsh sentence he received suddenly catapulted him onto the international stage.

Last Saturday, two days before the men went to prison for a five-year sentence, residents of Burns held a peaceful rally to protest against what many saw as a harsh and unjust conviction that symbolized the federal government's mistreatment of local ranchers and its wasteful use of public lands.

Today, someone arrested for a felony will face higher bail amounts as they await trial, longer sentences if convicted, harsher sentences for future convictions as a result of being a felon, and severe restrictions after they have been released and served their time in the justice system.

That would be harsh, even if the convictions had been rock solid.

It takes more than stop and search, or talks in schools, or successful convictions, or harsh prison sentences.

The pattern of prosecutions, convictions and harsh and exemplary sentences points towards a policy of criminalising dissent.