Oslo (Norway), 08.10.2010 - The Norwegian Nobel Committee today announced its decision to give the Chinese literary critic Liu Xiaobo and publicists the Nobel Peace Prize 2010. The Nobel committee honored Liu's application for political rights and democracy in China. Literally, the President said the Nobel Committee in Oslo Thorbjørn Jagland, the Committee wants to use the prize was awarded to "long non-violent struggle," Liu's reward for human rights in China. It is the first time that the Nobel Peace Prize goes to China. Liu is currently serving in a Chinese prison. On 26 December 2009, the 54-year-old was convicted of "inciting subversion of state power" to eleven years imprisonment. Liu Xiaobo
is co-author of Charter 08 This is formulated in a document in which Chinese critics of the prevailing politics of its demands for fundamental democratic reforms in China. It put the author deals with the rule of the Communist Party in China and call for fundamental rights as an expression and freedom of association and religion and association. They also require government restructuring with the aim of the separation of legislative, judicial and executive authority. Also in the protests on Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen) in June 1989, Liu Xiaobo was involved and was then punished with a prison sentence. In the 1990s, Liu was also sentenced to a 20-month prison sentence.
The Chinese government considers Liu as a state enemy. The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to him she had tried to prevent in advance. A government spokesman had described a possible award Liu as "an unfriendly act of Norway" and announced that an award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu will have a negative impact on the development of relations between China and Norway, in order to exert pressure on the Nobel committee. Chinese authorities tried following the award of the prize in this regard to prevent media coverage in the country. The broadcasting of information from the U.S. television channel CNN has disturbed the Nobel awards ceremony. Chinese Internet sites were apparently censored, reports NZZ Online. Attempts to speak with reporters in China Liu Xia woman in her home, were prevented by police. By phone she spoke: "I could not imagine that he would win the Nobel Prize" and added added: ".'s why it's even harder to imagine what will develop into anything after he got him"
by Governments in many countries, the decision of the Nobel committee as a "courageous step" with "historical" dimension was appreciated. In a congratulatory letter from the German Federal President Christian Wulff says: ". Their courage to stand up peacefully for human rights in your country, has my greatest respect," commissioned by the German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel said a government spokesman of the German government "wants the federal government, that he is released from prison and that price themselves can make and receive. "'
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