Liu xiaobo

1. Liu xiaobo A Fighter for Human Rights in china

2. Background of Liu Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo was born in an intellectual family. In 1977, Liu was admitted to the Department of Chinese Literature at Jilin University. In 1982, he graduated with B.A. in literature before being admitted as a research student at the Department of Chinese Literature at Beijing Normal University. In 1984, he received an M.A. in literature and became a teacher at the same department. He soon became a visiting scholar at several universities, including Columbia University, the University of Oslo, and the University of Hawaii.

3. During the 1989 pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square, Liu immediately returned to china, and he staged a hunger strike. However, the Chinese army quickly enforced the martial law and started to move to clear the square. Although it was too late to prevent the massacre from occurring beyond the Square starting from the night of 3 June, he and his colleagues successfully negotiated with the student leaders and the army commander to let all the several thousand students withdraw peacefully from the Square while thousands of soldiers stood by with rifles at the ready, thus avoiding a possible bloodshed in a much larger scale. First time Struggle for democracy

4. Punishment for action After the protest in Beijing, Liu was arrested and detained for his alleged role in the movement, and three months later was banned from teaching and expelled from the Beijing Normal University. The government's media issued numerous publications which labeled him a "mad dog" and "black hand" because he had allegedly incited and manipulated the student movement to overthrow the government and socialists. In 1996 he was again put away for speaking out about China's one-party political system, but this time he was sent to a re-education-through-labour camp for three years.

5. Charter 08 Liu Xiaobo have not stopped to struggle for future china. Because he is writer and literary critic, along with more than three hundred Chinese intellectuals and human rights activists, he published Charter 08 which is a manifesto to affirm the importance freedom of expression, human rights, democratic elections, an end to Communist Party dominance and economic liberalism. It was published on 10 December 2008, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This manifesto was on the Internet only briefly before it was pulled by censors, but it still garnered 10,000 signatures.

6. Arrest for seeking freedom Liu was taken into custody by the police after two days of releasing the Charter 08. Liu was detained in solitary confinement, and he was forbidden to meet with his lawyer or even his family. The Beijing procurator approved Liu's arrest on charges of "suspicion of inciting subversion of state power.” He was tried at Beijing No. 1 Intermediate Court which had sentence him for eleven years in the prisons. the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court had sentenced him for two years on charges of "inciting subversion of state power. Also, Diplomats from more than a dozen of nations had been denied access to the court to watch the trial. It has showed there is no justice and fair trail for any political prisoner in china .

7. Protesters demand to release Liu XiaoBo

8. "I have no enemies" “ I have no enemies, and no hatred. None of the police who have monitored, arrested and interrogated me, the prosecutors who prosecuted me, or the judges who sentence me, are my enemies. While I’m unable to accept your surveillance, arrest, prosecution or sentencing, I respect your professions and personalities, including Zhang Rongge and Pan Xueqing who act for the prosecution at present. I was aware of your respect and sincerity in your interrogation of me on December 3. For hatred is corrosive of a person’s wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation’s spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society’s tolerance and humanity, and block a nation’s progress to freedom and democracy. I hope therefore to be able to transcend my personal vicissitudes in understanding the development of the state and changes in society, to counter the hostility of the regime with the best of intentions, and defuse hate with love.... I do not feel guilty for following my constitutional right to freedom of expression, for fulfilling my social responsibility as a Chinese citizen. Even if accused of it, I would have no complaints. ” —Liu Xiaobo, 23 December 2009

9. International response His work brought him to the attention of those outside China who are trying to improve human rights in the communist party-ruled country like the United State. At his trial in December last year the United States government felt compelled to speak out. "We call on the Government of China to release Liu Xiaobo immediately and to respect the rights of all Chinese citizens to peacefully express their political views," read a statement from the US state department. In December 2009, the European Union issued formal appeals calling for the unconditional release of Liu Xiaobo. The Chinese government stated that other nations should "respect China's judicial sovereignty and to not do things that will interfere in China's internal affairs.

10. 2010 Nobel Peace Prize On 8 October 2010, the Nobel Committee awarded Liu the Nobel Peace Prize "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. The Chinese government reacted negatively, and The Chinese Foreign Ministry denounced the award to Liu Xiaobo, saying that it "runs completely counter to the principle of the award and is also a desecration of the Peace Prize.” Also, Liu Xiaobo couldn’t leave china to receive his prize , because the government has denied his right to leave this country as well as other human rights activists. Sixty-five countries with missions in Norway were all invited to the Nobel Prize ceremony, but fifteen declined reflecting the strong pressure exerted by Beijing to boycott the event. He is the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and one of three laureates to have received it while in prison. Ironically, the government doesn’t allow him to receive it

11. An empty chair in Oslo

12. Censorship in china On the day of announcing the Nobel Peace Prize, the Chinese government had immediately blocked foreign news broadcasters including CNN and the BBC. And, it applied to personal communications. The celebrations for Liu Xiaobo in China were either stopped or curtailed, and prominent intellectuals and other dissidents were detained, harassed or put under surveillance.

13. Harass liu and his family Liu has been harassed and detained repeatedly since 1989, when he stepped into the drama playing out on Tiananmen Square. In 2006, after being held for more than a year in secret detention, he officially was charged by the government. As Liu in the prison, his wife, Liu Xia is placed under house arrest and is forbidden to talk to any reporters even though she has not been charged with any crime. But she is not afraid of there things, because she believes his husband’s contribution to human rights will one day by recognized by a wider audience.

14. Liu Xiaobo - Nobel Peace Laureate

15. A better future for the Chinese citizens The china is one the biggest nation in the world. China has become the world's fastest-growing major economy. However, the terrible conditions of human rights in china have brought a lot attention from outside countries. More and More countries have been criticizing china’s violation on both U.N Declaration of rights and conscience prisoners. In today’s world, people like Liu Xiaobo will stand up and do everything they could to be against any violations of human’s rights. Not far ago, in the Middle East, the people of Arab have overturned their totalitarian government and formed a democracy country. We all believe in future that the china will be a free country and let all people in china have same freedom as we do in the United State.

16. Cited page 1)http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/liu_xiaobo/index.html?scp=10&sq=liu&st=cse 2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Xiaobo#Nobel_Peace_Prize 3) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11492131 4) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11492131 5)http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/opinion/09sat3.html