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]
Liu Xiaobo 刘晓波 | |
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刘晓波 | |
Native name | 刘晓波 |
Born | 28 December 1955 Changchun, Jilin, Cheenae |
Dee'd | 13 Julie 2017 Shenyang, Liaoning, Cheenae | (aged 61)
Naitionality | Chinese |
Eddication | BA in Cheenese (Jilin Varsity) MA, PhD (Beijing Normal Varsity) |
Thrift | Writer, 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 |
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Semplifeed Cheenese | 刘晓波 | ||||||||
Tradeetional Cheenese | 劉曉波 | ||||||||
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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
eedit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Biography of Liu Xiaobo. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2010. Archived frae the original on 24 Februar 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Liu Xiaobo: Jailed Chinese dissident has terminal cancer". BBC News. 26 Juin 2017. Archived frae the original on 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2010". NobelPrize.org (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "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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