China’s Liu Xiaobo granted medical parole

Chinese civil rights campaigner and Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on medical parole after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer


1955: Born December 28, in city of Changchun, Jilin province, China

1977-84: Studies literature at Jilin and then Beijing Normal University, where he later becomes professor

1987: Publishes first of several books on philosophy – becomes best-seller

1988: Visiting scholar at universities in Oslo, Hawaii and New York

1989: Jailed for 20 months for his role in pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square that were crushed by armed troops

1996: Sentenced to three years in labour camp after criticising China’s one-party political system. Marries Liu Xia

2009: Jailed for 11 years for “inciting subversion of state power” for his role in
Charter 08 movement – manifesto calling for new constitution, independent judiciary and freedom of expression

2010: Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, infuriating Beijing

Jun 26, 2017: Released from prison on compassionate grounds


Picture: Nobel Foundation

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