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China led to 'enforced disappearance' of Liu Xiaobo's widow; lawyer files complaint to UN
• 8 years agoChina's government is responsible for the "enforced disappearance" of late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's widow, her US-based lawyer has said in a formal complaint
Sikkim border dispute: Ajit Doval's Beijing visit unlikely to offer breakthrough; expect the rhetoric to heat up
Sreemoy Talukdar • 8 years agoChina would not like to be seen as agreeable for a compromise when Ajit Doval arrives in Beijing because anything other than an escalation at this stage might be construed as a "concession" to India
Chinese daily Global Times calls for scrapping of Nobel Peace Prize following Liu Xiaobo's death
Ians • 8 years agoThe commentary came a week after Chinese Nobel laureate and political dissident Liu Xiaobo died of liver cancer on 13 July.
Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: Friends of late Nobel laureate worried about his widow's freedom
• 8 years agoFriends of the late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were worried about the fate of his widow on Sunday, with no signs that authorities had freed her after the dissident's sea burial.
Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: Tibetans in McLeod Ganj stand in solidarity with late Nobel laureate
Fp Staff • 8 years agoTibetans living in exile in Himachal Pradesh's McLeodganj carried out a candlelight vigil in the momory of Liu Xiaobo, who died on Thursday.
Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: Thousands march in Hong Kong in memory of pro-democracy campaigner
• 8 years agoThousands took to the streets of central Hong Kong Saturday night holding candles as they marched in memory of pro-democracy Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo's ashes scattered at sea, fellow dissident says China trying to prevent creation of shrine
• 8 years agoLiu 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.
China releases rights activist Xu Zhiyong after four years of sentence
• 8 years agoChina'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: Chinese Nobel laureate's body cremated in presence of friends, family
• 8 years agoChina's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died while in custody following a battle with cancer, was cremated on Saturday, officials said.
Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: China says awarding Nobel Peace Prize was 'blasphemy'
• 8 years agoLiu Xiaobo, China's best-known human rights prisoner, died on Thursday at age 61 following a battle with liver cancer.