Topic: Liu Xiaobo

China targets political foes after dissident trial

BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese police official has vowed "pre-emptive attacks" against threats to Communist Party control, in a speech published days after the nation's most prominent dissident was jailed for criticizing the Party.Vice Minister for
The United States on Friday reiterated its calls for the immediate release of leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, after he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on subversion charges."The United States government is deeply concerned by the sentence of 11

China jails dissident Liu Xiaobo for 11 years

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's most prominent dissident, Liu Xiaobo, was jailed on Friday for 11 years for campaigning for political freedoms, with the stiff sentence on a subversion charge swiftly condemned by rights groups and Washington.Liu, who turns 54

China decries Western "meddling" in dissident trial

BEIJING (Reuters) - China denounced foreign diplomatic "meddling" in the trial this week of Liu Xiaobo, a dissident facing up to 15 years in prison for authoring works calling for greater civil and political freedoms.Diplomats from the United States, Cana
Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo went on trial on subversion charges Wednesday, in a case criticised by rights groups and the West as politically motivated.The 53-year-old Liu, a writer who was previously jailed over the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy p

Leading China dissident tried, verdict due Friday

Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo went on trial on subversion charges Wednesday, in a case criticised by the United States, the European Union and rights groups as politically motivated.The 53-year-old Liu, a writer who was previously jailed over the 1

Leading China dissident goes on trial

Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo went on trial on subversion charges Wednesday, in a case criticised by the United States, the European Union and rights groups as politically motivated.The 53-year-old Liu, a writer who was previously jailed over the 1

US again calls for release of China dissident

The United States called again on Wednesday for the release of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was set to go on trial on subversion charges over his co-authoring of a bold pro-democracy petition.Diplomats from several Western countries including the Uni

Leading China dissident set for trial

Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was due to go on trial Wednesday on subversion charges, in a case criticised by the United States, the European Union and rights groups as politically motivated.The 53-year-old Liu, a writer who was previously jailed o

China opens trial of leading dissident Liu Xiaobo

BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most prominent dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, went on trial on subversion charges on Wednesday, drawing an outcry at home and abroad over the country's sweeping laws against political opponents.Chinese prosecutors accuse Liu of