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| Nobel winner Tutu urges China to free Liu Xiaobo | Nobel winner Tutu urges China to free Liu Xiaobo |
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| Five Nobel Peace Prize winners have called on China to free fellow laureate Liu Xiaobo, on the eve of this year's award ceremony. | Five Nobel Peace Prize winners have called on China to free fellow laureate Liu Xiaobo, on the eve of this year's award ceremony. |
| The group, which includes Archbishop Desmond Tutu, expressed fears that Mr Liu's family and friends are being silenced in a "wave of intimidation". | The group, which includes Archbishop Desmond Tutu, expressed fears that Mr Liu's family and friends are being silenced in a "wave of intimidation". |
| Mr Liu, who won the prize last year, is serving an 11-year jail term for criticising the Beijing government. | Mr Liu, who won the prize last year, is serving an 11-year jail term for criticising the Beijing government. |
| China regards him as a criminal and was angered by the decision to honour him. | |
| The five Nobel laureates along with other activists have organised a committee to campaign for Mr Liu's release. | The five Nobel laureates along with other activists have organised a committee to campaign for Mr Liu's release. |
| "The international community seems to have forgotten that, a year after the award ceremony, Liu Xiaobo remains in prison in China and in harsh conditions," the committee said in its first statement. | "The international community seems to have forgotten that, a year after the award ceremony, Liu Xiaobo remains in prison in China and in harsh conditions," the committee said in its first statement. |
| "The committee calls on all those committed to freedom of thought and opinion to join the committee in its efforts to obtain the release of Liu Xiaobo." | "The committee calls on all those committed to freedom of thought and opinion to join the committee in its efforts to obtain the release of Liu Xiaobo." |
| Other Nobel laureates involved in the effort include Iranian rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, anti-landmine campaigner Jody Williams and Northern Ireland campaigners Mairead Maguire and Betty Williams. | Other Nobel laureates involved in the effort include Iranian rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, anti-landmine campaigner Jody Williams and Northern Ireland campaigners Mairead Maguire and Betty Williams. |
| Former Czech president Vaclav Havel is among the other activists on the committee. | Former Czech president Vaclav Havel is among the other activists on the committee. |
| Mr Liu was convicted of inciting subversion in December 2009. He had helped to write a pamphlet called Charter '08 that called for more democracy in China. | Mr Liu was convicted of inciting subversion in December 2009. He had helped to write a pamphlet called Charter '08 that called for more democracy in China. |
| The Nobel committee is due to announce this year's prize winner on Saturday. | The Nobel committee is due to announce this year's prize winner on Saturday. |