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| Liu Xiaobo 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Winner. |
The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to imprisoned
Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China". The laureate, a little-known figure inside China due to official censorship, is a veteran of the
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, and co-author of the Charter
08 manifesto for which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison by Chinese authorities on 25 December 2009. Liu was chosen over a record number of nominations – more than 200 – to receive the award.
The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony held at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 2010.
Video of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony (88 min).
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