SHENYANG, China — As recently as February, Liu Xiaobo's brother dismissed reports that the imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace laureate might be ill.
A Christian pastor, who has been incarcerated in China for almost four years, was reportedly tortured by prison officials after he attempted to file an appeal on his case.
Chairs Urge President Trump To Seek Immediate Transfer to U.S. for Treatment, Medical Parole for Other Detained Dissidents in Poor Health
(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 27, 2017) – The Chinese government must free Liu Xiaobo unconditionally, allow him to reunite with his family, and ensure he immediately receives medical treatment by doctors, and in the location, of his choice.
The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Has Devoted His Life to the Cause of Freedom in China.
June 27, 2017
By Jared Genser and Yang Jianli
HRIC is shocked by the information that imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) is suffering from late-stage liver cancer, and outraged by the fact that it is only at this point that the Chinese authorities have released him on medical parole.
He won plaudits for his ‘Hong Kong first’ measures and tackling livelihood issues, but was accused of toeing the Beijing line and ends his tenure as chief executive deeply unpopular with the public
Chairs Urge President Trump To Seek Immediate Transfer to U.S. for Treatment, Medical Parole for Other Detained Dissidents in Poor Health
Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after the release of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and Chinese democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo, following a diagnosis of late-stage liver cancer:
The Hon. MP Alessandro Pagano introduced the ongoing violation of human rights in China, the media boycott of such news and he remembered the motion against the Laogai we presented in Parliament in 2010 together with another 160 MP’s.
