Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO: Imprisoned Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, an announcement that Beijing has anticipated and bitterly criticised.Liu was jailed for 11 years for...
October 08, 2010
Liu was jailed for 11 years for last December for writing a 2008 manifesto with other Chinese activists that calls for free speech and multi-party elections.
The prize, including 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.5 million), will be presented in Oslo on Dec. 10.
