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Nobel Peace Ceremony Honors Absent Chinese Dissident

AP | BJOERN H. AMLAND and MATTI HUUHTANEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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OSLO, Norway — With a large portrait of a smiling Liu Xiaobo hanging front and center, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee crossed the...

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Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize May Not Be Handed Out

AP | BJOERN H. AMLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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OSLO, Norway — The Nobel Peace Prize may not be handed out this year because China is not likely to let anyone from imprisoned award-winner Liu ...

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China Snatches Woman In Middle Of Night Over Tweet

Newser | Mary Papenfuss | Posted 05.25.2011

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A young Chinese woman who tweeted that she planned to march with a banner honoring imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabo has been busted by po...

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Contender for Nobel prize is in Chinese prison

AP | CARA ANNA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — When the police came for Liu Xiaobo on a December night nearly two years ago, they didn't tell the dissident author why he was being t...

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Human Rights Is Big Winner in Nobel Peace Prize Selection

Thor Halvorssen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thor Halvorssen

In the past few years as the Nobel has gone to environmentalists, political activists, and public office holders, it is refreshing, encouraging, and about time that the prize once again has gone to a human rights advocate.

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Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Liu Xiaobo: A Quick Q & A With French Sinologist Jean-Philippe Béja

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeffrey Wasserstrom

A day before the Nobel Peace Prize was handed out, I put some questions about the odds-on favorite for the award to Jean-Philippe Béja.

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Liu Xiaobo's Peace Prize: A Victory for Tibet

Matt Browner Hamlin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Browner Hamlin

I can't think of anyone more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than Liu Xiaobo, a courageous man whose belief in democracy and freedom has the power to shake one of the largest countries in the world to its core.

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