News at Eleven: [Liu Xiaobo] is a poet and literary critic

who was a professor at Beijing Normal University when the Tiananmen Square student protests marked a boiling point in Chinese civil discontent. He was staunchly non-violent and probably prevented further violence during the demonstrations. As a political dissident, he is currently serving his fourth stint in jail, this one an 11-year sentence for spreading subversive writing. His crime was supporting the Charter 08 movement, which called for greater human rights, freedom of expression, and free elections. The Chinese government quickly arrested him and sentenced him to 11 years in prison after a two-year trial.

from The Harvard Crimson: Nobel's Redemption
then Reporters Without Borders: Harassment and propaganda in the three weeks since Nobel announcement
then Reporters Without Borders: Signer les pétitions: Liu Xiaobo

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