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Liu Xiaobo (Chinese: 刘晓波; pinyin: Liú Xiǎobō; 28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end communist one-party rule in China.
May 3, 2024 · Liu Xiaobo (born December 28, 1955, Changchun, Jilin province, China—died July 13, 2017, Shenyang, Liaoning province, China) was a Chinese literary critic, professor, and human rights activist who called for democratic reforms and the end of one-party rule in China.
Liu Xiaobo. The Nobel Peace Prize 2010. Born: 28 December 1955, Changchun, China. Died: 13 July 2017, Shenyang, China. Residence at the time of the award: China. Prize motivation: “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China”. Prize share: 1/1.
Jul 13, 2017 · China’s most prominent political prisoner died Thursday of liver cancer at 61. His death — at a hospital in the country’s northeast, where he’d been transferred after being diagnosed — triggered an outpouring of dismay among his friends and supporters, who lauded his courage and determination.
Jul 12, 2023 · Liu was a Chinese literary critic and leader in the 1989 pro-democracy Tiananmen Square protests. He was imprisoned three times for his peaceful criticism of the...
Jul 13, 2017 · Liu Xiaobo, a prominent independent intellectual in China, is a long-time advocate of political reform and human rights in China and an outspoken critic of the Chinese communist regime; Liu has been detained, put under house arrest and imprisoned many times for his writing and activism.
Jul 13, 2017 · Liu Xiaobo, a highly respected writer and political thinker who consistently advocated peaceful political reform in China, has died at the age of 61 while in state custody.
Dec 23, 2009 · The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 was awarded to Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China"
Jul 13, 2017 · BEIJING — Liu Xiaobo, the renegade Chinese intellectual who kept vigil at Tiananmen Square in 1989 to protect protesters from encroaching soldiers, promoted a pro-democracy charter that...
Jul 13, 2017 · Liu Xiaobo was a man of fierce intellect, principle, wit and above all humanity. “For decades, he fought tirelessly to advance human rights and fundamental freedoms in China. He did so in the face of the most relentless and often brutal opposition from the Chinese government.
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