Diplomats kept away from China dissident ' s trial
Liu Xia
Liu was detained a year ago  just before the release of an unusually direct appeal for political liberalization he co-authored called Charter 08. More than 300 people  including some of China's top intellectuals  signed before it was released.
 Liu is accused of inciting to subvert state power. The vaguely worded charge is routinely used to jail dissidents and carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.
 Liu's wife  Liu Xia  says she has not seen or spoken to her husband since March  when police arranged a short  supervised meeting in a Beijing hotel room.
 Liu is the only person to have been arrested for organizing the Charter 08 appeal  but others who signed it have reported being harassed.
 Human Rights Watch  the China-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders and others have said some of Liu's supporters in China  including prominent bloggers  have been warned not to try to attend the trial or write about it online.
Liu's wife  Liu Xia  says she has not seen or spoken to her husband since March  when police arranged a short  supervised meeting in a Beijing hotel room.
[TGT] was detained a year ago  just before the release of an unusually direct appeal for political liberalization [TGT] co-authored called Charter 08. More than 300 people  including some of China's top intellectuals  signed before it was released.
 [TGT] is accused of inciting to subvert state power. The vaguely worded charge is routinely used to jail dissidents and carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.
 Liu's wife  [TGT]says [TGT] has not seen or spoken to [TGT] husband since March  when police arranged a short  supervised meeting in a Beijing hotel room.
 [TGT] is the only person to have been arrested for organizing the Charter 08 appeal  but others who signed it have reported being harassed.
 Human Rights Watch  the China-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders and others have said some of [TGT]'s supporters in China  including prominent bloggers  have been warned not to try to attend the trial or write about it online.
[TGT]'s wife  [TGT]says [TGT] has not seen or spoken to [TGT] husband since March  when police arranged a short  supervised meeting in a Beijing hotel room.