On 25 December , Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to eleven years ' imprisonment and two years ' deprivation of political rights by the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court on charges of `` inciting subversion of state power . '' On 25 December 2009 , Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to eleven years ' imprisonment and two years ' deprivation of political rights by the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court on charges of `` inciting subversion of state power . ''