A protest leader from a Chinese village which became a symbol of resistance against corruption was sentenced to three years in prison for bribery Thursday, state media said. Lin Zulian, elected head of the village of Wukan in rare open polls after residents expelled local officials in a mass 2011 uprising which drew global attention, was convicted of corruption, the official Xinhua news agency said.

The 70-year-old confessed to accepting bribes worth some $590,000 yuan ($90,000 USD) at his trial in the nearby city of Foshan and vowed not to appeal the verdict, it added. Lin was detained in June and was shown on state TV admitting to taking bribes in a video recorded while he was under interrogation and released by prosecutors…

Dozens of Wukan locals marched in front of ranks of security officers after Lin was arrested, waving red flags and protesting his innocence, videos posted online showed. Local authorities have warned villagers to stop protesting…

Residents of the 13,000-strong fishing village in the southern province of Guangdong began protesting against what they called illegal land-grabs in 2011…