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Showing posts with label Nobel Peace Prize. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nobel Peace Prize. Show all posts
Sunday, August 6, 2017

This Day in 1989: October 5, 1989, Dalai Lama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

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On October 5, 1989, Norway Nobel Prize Committee announced that the Nobel Peace Prize of the year was being awarded to the 14th Dalai Lama (...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Ding Zilin Recalls 74 Days of House Arrest

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As dissident Liu Xiaobo was being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, other dissidents in China faced lengthy period of isolation and house arres...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Who Are and Who Are Not Attending the Nobel Ceremony

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It is quite clear that Liu Xiaobo will not be able to make it to the ceremony of Nobel Peace Prize, neither could his wife Liu Xia. It is li...
Sunday, November 7, 2010

Dai Qing Announces Intention to Attend Nobel Ceremony

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The question of who would be able to show up and accept the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is still up in the...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

Liu Xiaobo's Wife Invites Friends to Nobel Ceremony

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In an open letter published on the Internet, Liu Xiaobo's wife Liu Xia expressed her gratitude to many friends who had supported Liu Xi...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Fang Lizhi: Liu Xiaobo and Illusions About China

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The following is an op-ed piece by Fang Lizhi, published in New York Times today: Liu Xiaobo and Illusions About China By FANG LIZHI Publis...
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Friday, October 8, 2010

Book Excerpt: Liu Xiaobo in 1989

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Amid much anticipation, jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today for his "long and non-violent struggle fo...
Monday, September 20, 2010

Vaclav Havel Calls for Nobel Peace Prize for Liu Xiaobo

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Former Czech dissident and President Vaclav Havel wrote an op-ed piece in New York Times today calling for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize t...
Sunday, December 27, 2009

People of 1989: Liu Xiaobo

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In 1989, Liu Xiaobo was a 34-year-old professor in Chinese literature and philosophy in Beijing Normal University. He was just starting ...