Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Activist and Writer, Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned Chinese activist and writer, was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China,” the Oslo-based Nobel committee said in a statement. Liu is currently serving an 11-year prison term.
Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Activist and Writer, Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjoern Jagland (L) announces the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010, Liu Xiaobo, at the Nobel Institute in Oslo on October 8, 2010. Hakon Mosvold Larsen/AFP/Getty Images
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The chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjoern Jagland (L) announces the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010, Liu Xiaobo, at the Nobel Institute in Oslo on October 8, 2010. (Hakon Mosvold Larsen/AFP/Getty Images)