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Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo Dies At 61

China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61....

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Family of China’s Ailing Nobel Laureate Declines Artificial…

The family of China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo declined to let doctors put him on artificial...

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China’s Nobel Laureate Suffers Organ Failure

The hospital treating China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo offered a grim update on his health on...

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Western Doctors Say Chinese Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo Can Travel

US and German medical experts who examined Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo said on Sunday it was safe to...

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Chinese Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo’s Health Deteriorates

Fears about the health of China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo rose on Thursday as the hospital treating...

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Nobel Winner Liu Wants Cancer Treatment Abroad, Friends Say

Terminally-ill Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo wants Chinese authorities to let him get treatment abroad, friends say, as...

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Activists Who Probed Ivanka Trump Supplier Released

Three activists who were detained last month while investigating working conditions at a Chinese factory making Ivanka...

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China’s Treatment of Sick Activist Raises Fears For Others

China's treatment of cancer-stricken democracy activist Liu Xiaobo reflects Beijing's hardening crackdown on political...

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US Urges China To Let Nobel Laureate Choose Own Doctors

The United States urged China on Tuesday to give cancer-stricken Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife...

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China Rights Lawyer Charged With Subversion

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who disappeared late last year has been officially charged with "subversion of...

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China Arrests Taiwanese Activist For

China has arrested a visiting Taiwanese rights activist on suspicion of subverting state power, according to reports....

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Jailed Chinese Lawyer Force-Fed Medication, Wife Says

When human rights lawyer Li Heping returned to his home in Beijing after a two-year incarceration, his wife did not...

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Trial of China Human Rights Lawyer Delayed

A Chinese court indefinitely postponed the trial of a prominent human rights lawyer on Tuesday, his supporters said, in...

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VPN Users In China Megacity Chongqing Face Fines

People in the Chinese megacity Chongqing could be fined for using VPNs to jump over the country's "Great Firewall" that...

International

China Holds ‘World Internet Conference’ As Censorship Intensifies

As China hosts execs from global tech companies at its World Internet Conference, human rights advocates are warning...