Tuesday, January 04, 2011

News at Eleven: Noble laureate Liu Xiaobo spent his 55th

birthday in his prison cell Tuesday as calls intensified for the pro-democracy activist's release.

"Today marks Liu's 55th birthday. If he serves out his 11-year sentence, he would be more than 60 years old by the time he is released," said Lee Cheuk-yan [in Mandarin, Li Zhuoren], vice chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China.

from Radio Free Asia: Prison Birthday For Liu
then Reporters Without Borders: No flowers for Liu Xiaobo on his birthday

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