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Liu Xiaobo
刘晓波
刘晓波
Native name刘晓波
Born28 December 1955(1955-12-28)
Changchun, Jilin, Cheenae
Dee'd13 Julie 2017(2017-07-13) (aged 61)
Shenyang, Liaoning, Cheenae
NaitionalityChinese
EddicationBA in Cheenese
(Jilin Varsity)
MA, PhD
(Beijing Normal Varsity)
ThriftWriter, poleetical commentator, human richts activist
Hauf-marrae(s)Tao Li (ex-wife)
Liu Xia[1] (m. 1996; his death 2017)
Awairds 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

Liu Xiaobo
Semplifeed Cheenese刘晓波
Tradeetional Cheenese劉曉波
Political protest in Hong Kong against the detention o Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo (pronunciation: [ljǒu ɕjàupwó]; born 28 December 1955 - 13 Julie 2017) wis a Cheenese leeterar creetic, professor, an human richts activist wha cried for democratic reforms an the end o ane-pairty rule in Cheenae.[2]

He haes servit as Preses o the Independent Cheenese PEN Center syne 2003. On 8 December 2008, Liu wis detained in response tae his participation wi Charter 08. He wis formally arrestit on 23 Juin 2009, on suspicion o "incitin subversion o state pouer."[3][4] He wis tried on the same chairges on 23 December 2009,[5] an sentenced tae eleiven years' imprisonment an twa years' deprivation o poleetical richts on 25 December 2009.[6] On 26 Juin 2017, he wis grantit medical parole efter bein diagnosed wi terminal liver cancer an he dee'd at the hospital on 13 Julie 2017.[7]

Durin his 4t prison term, he wis awardit the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, for "his lang an non-violent struggle for fundamental human richts in Cheenae."[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ↑ Freeland, Chrystia (13 Julie 2017). "Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs following death of Liu Xiaobo" (Press release). Global Affairs Canada. Archived frae the original on 8 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Biography of Liu Xiaobo. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2010. Archived frae the original on 24 Februar 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "China's top dissident arrested for subversion". Reuters (in Inglis). 24 Juin 2009. Archived frae the original on 10 Februar 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "中国评论新闻：刘晓波因涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权罪被依法逮捕". China Review News. 27 Juin 2009. Archived frae the original on 27 Juin 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2022.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Liu Xiaobo, Charter 08 and the Challenges of Political Reform in China. Hong Kong University Press. 2012. pp. 79–94. ISBN 978-988-8139-06-4.
  6. ↑ "Case Update: International Community Speaks Out on Liu Xiaobo Verdict…". Human Rights in China. 4 December 2012. Archived frae the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Liu Xiaobo: Jailed Chinese dissident has terminal cancer". BBC News. 26 Juin 2017. Archived frae the original on 20 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2010". NobelPrize.org (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "劉曉波獲諾貝爾和平獎 (Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize)", RTHK, 8 October 2010, archived frae the original on 11 October 2010, retrieved 12 November 2010
  10. ↑ "Liu Xiaobo could win the Nobel Peace Prize, and he'd be the last to know - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. 10 October 2010. Archived frae the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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