The recent award to the activist of human rights Chinese liu xiaobo with the Nobel Peace Prize 2010 has put in the eyes of the world the socio-political problem in China and the fight against authoritarianism. In this way, the committee that grants this renowned reward at the same time condemns chinese communist regime. From Superhistory we propose a review of the political struggle of Liu Xiaobo.
liu xiaobo is a teacher, intellectual and peace activist Chinese. He is 54 years old and is currently in prison serving an 11-year sentence, accused of “subversion of state power” after the publication of a pacifist manifesto known as “letter 2008”. But this is just one more episode in a long history of fights and imprisonments of the recent winner of the Nobel Prize.
In 1989, the first transcendental act of liu xiaobo in the fight for freedom China: the protest and massacre of Tiananmen Square. At that time he was a professor at the Beijing Normal University and shortly before that he had practiced in American universities. When triggering the protest of thousands of students advocating an opening of the regime, liu xiaobo is part of it.
Given that the reaction of the regime was negative than expected, liu xiaobo and others start a hunger strike on the esplanade of beijing as a form of protest for democratic change. When the army storms in Tiananmen Squarethey try a peaceful mediation, but the answer is a bloody repression and a vile massacre. liu xiaobo He is imprisoned and remains a prisoner for a year and a half without any conviction.
After his release, he continued his political struggle, which earned him a new detention, in a “re-education through labor” camp from 1996 to 1999. From then on, he will actively participate in the independent center chinese penand will publish several books that are censored in their own country.
Two years ago, he participated with other activists in the publication of the “letter 2008”, in which they call attention to the human rights and freedom of expression and democratic elections. A year later he is sentenced for this action, currently remaining in prison. From there he received the news of obtaining the Nobel Prize of his wife, who is in virtual house arrest.
More information:
Liu Xiaobo: Nobel Peace Prize 2010, in EnSociedad
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