Chinese writers call for release of Nobel laureate
- Published: 6 Dec 2012 at 12.47
- Online news: Asia
More than 40 high-profile Chinese writers, lawyers and activists have sent an open letter to the new leader of the Communist Party Xi Jinping, urging him to free jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo.
A protester affixes pictures of two Chinese Nobel laureates writer Mo Yan (L) and dissident Liu Xiaobo (R) to a gate during a demonstration in front of the Chinese liaison offices in Hong Kong in October 2012. More than 40 high-profile Chinese writers, lawyers and activists have sent an open letter to the new leader of the Communist Party Xi Jinping, urging him to free Liu Xiaobo from jail.
Signatories, all of whom are based in the mainland, include outspoken legal scholar He Weifang, human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who has worked with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, and AIDS activist Hu Jia.
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