The United States’ top law enforcement official has urged China to release Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.Speaking in Hong Kong Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Beijing should release Liu Xiaobo from prison and honor its international human rights commitments. “The case of Liu Xiaobo is an unfortunate one,” said Holder. Given his [...]

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A group of retired senior Chinese officials is challenging government censorship and is calling for greater respect for freedom of speech. The former president of China University of Political Science and Law, Jiang Ping, has confirmed that he put his name to open letter calling for greater freedom of speech. The letter was written earlier [...]

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China has lashed out at the Nobel Peace Prize committee after it awarded this year’s prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who has long called for political reform in the country. Sarah Williams’ Q&A with VOA Beijing Correspondent Stephanie Ho: The Chinese government’s reaction was swift and unequivocal. A statement on the Chinese Foreign [...]

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Liu Xiaobo is a 54-year-old writer and veteran of pro-democracy campaigns in China. Liu has been in and out of Chinese prisons over the past two decades because of his outspoken advocacy of human rights and political reform. Convicted of subversion The newest Nobel Peace laureate, Liu Xiaobo, is not likely to be able to [...]

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Imprisoned Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo on Friday won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for “his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.” Political, religious and human rights leaders around the world welcomed the announcement, saying it upholds the struggle for freedom and human rights.  Many called on the Chinese government to release [...]

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Joseph Stiglitz warns rich countries will lose out by ignoring plight of poor nations during these testing times Tags: Economist, Nobel

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