Nobel Peace Prize for Chinese dissident (this news is censored in China)
Posted by: Astroboy (IP Logged)
Date: October 09, 2010 09:53AM
Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, has been a vocal champion for greater democracy and human rights protection in China for decades.
The 54-year-old, who was previously jailed for his involvement in the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, was sentenced in December to 11 more years in prison for subversion - a punishment that earned international condemnation. First Chinese wins Nobel Prize Chinese Media Slams News Re: Nobel Peace Prize for Chinese dissident (this news is censored in China)
Posted by: demoore (IP Logged)
Date: October 09, 2010 10:13AM
The news is far from being top news (nothing on the homepage of Xinhua), but is not censored : 视频：我外交部回应刘晓波获诺贝尔和平奖事件.
Is'nt he the second Chinese to get a Peace Nobel Price after the Dalai Lama? Re: Nobel Peace Prize for Chinese dissident (this news is censored in China)
Posted by: Uberche (IP Logged)
Date: October 09, 2010 11:08AM
It might be uncensored now, not sure, but it was definitely censored when it first came out. even phone messages using his name were being blocked earlier. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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