Freedom. Freedom is at the core of universal human values. … - Liu Xiaobo

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Freedom. Freedom is at the core of universal human values. Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, freedom in where to live, and the freedoms to strike, to demonstrate, and to protest, among others, are the forms that freedom takes. Without freedom, China will always remain far from civilized ideals.

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Liu Xiaobo (28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and the end of communist single-party rule. He was incarcerated as a political prisoner in Jinzhou, Liaoning.

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Alternative Names: Liú Xiǎobō • Liu Xiao Bo • Xiaobo Liu

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