Celebrating Liu Xiaobo

December 10th, 2010

On the eve of today’s Nobel ceremony, John Ralston Saul calls on China to listen to its real friends and free Liu Xiaobo

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China: Liu Xiaobo will only accept an unconditional release

November 22nd, 2010

The lawyer of imprisoned Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo has said his client will accept nothing other than an unconditional release. His statement follows recent reports that the authorities offered to release him into exile in exchange for a confession. Shang Baojun said he was unclear whether a specific offer had been made to the dissident, who is serving 11 years for incitement to subvert state power. Last week, it was revealed that Liu’s family are being prevented from collecting the Nobel Prize in Oslo on his behalf.

The man who dares not say the L Word

November 10th, 2010

David Cameron has extolled the virtues of human rights and democracy during his trade mission to Beijing but why won’t he raise the case of  imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo? Dinah Goodman reports
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China: The art of censorship

October 14th, 2010

As Communist Party elders call for free speech in China, Wen Yunchao reveals how the government’s strict control of online content is supported by a finely tuned infrastructure of laws and censors
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Liu Xiaobo’s dream

October 13th, 2010

Index award-winning author Ma Jian calls on the international community to use Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize to call for his release and to pressure China on human rights abuses
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Tradition of protest

October 12th, 2010

Woeser, author of “Notes on Tibet”, was one of many signatories of a letter to the Chinese government calling for the release of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo. Writing for Index on Censorship magazine, she celebrates Tibetan singer Tashi Dhondup
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A life in truth

October 8th, 2010

Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2010, Liu Xiaobo is treated as a subversive criminal in China, currently serving an 11-year sentence for incitement to subvert state power. Lauren Davis reports
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Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel peace prize

October 8th, 2010

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been awarded the 2010 Nobel peace prize. He was praised by the Nobel committee for his “non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights”. Currently serving an 11-year prison sentence on charges of subversion, Liu was co-author of Charter 08, calling for democratic reforms in China. It was feared last month that pressure from the Chinese government might affect the committee’s decision, and as the award was announced, BBC news and CNN broadcasts were blocked in China.