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Liu Xiaobo's ashes scattered at sea, fellow dissident says China trying to prevent creation of shrine

Liu Xiaobo's ashes were scattered at sea on Saturday, Liu's brother said, in a move described by a family friend as an effort to erase any memory of him.

Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: Chinese Nobel laureate cremated in private ceremony

China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died while in custody, was cremated on Saturday. He died due to multiple organ failure following a battle with liver cancer on Thursday.

China releases rights activist Xu Zhiyong after four years of sentence

China's most prominent rights activists was released by the authorities on Saturday after serving a four-year sentence that prompted international criticism.

Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: China says awarding Nobel Peace Prize was 'blasphemy'

Liu Xiaobo, China's best-known human rights prisoner, died on Thursday at age 61 following a battle with liver cancer.

China faces criticism after Noble laureate Liu Xiaobo dies in custody

Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo died after losing his battle with terminal cancer, remaining in custody under guard in hospital until his last breath as Beijing faced a wave of criticism over its treatment

Rex Tillerson says Liu Xiaobo embodied human spirit, urges China to release Nobel laureate's wife

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Thursday mourned the death of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo and called on the Chinese government to release his wife from house arrest and allow her to leave the country

China gives unusually harsh prison term to Nobel activist's relation

The 11-year sentence for a business dispute is harsh even by Chinese standards and matches the 11 years Liu Xiaobo is currently serving for authoring a programmatic call for democracy.