Passing away of Peace Nobel prize winner Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and one of the most prominent human rights defenders in China, died on 13 July 2017.

European Commission: DG Communication: STATEMENT/17/2032, 13.07.17: Joint statement by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk on the passing away of Liu Xiaobo http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-2032_en.htm

Wikipedia: Liu Xiaobo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Xiaobo

The Guardian, 13.07.17: Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate and political prisoner, dies at 61 in Chinese custody https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/13/liu-xiaobo-nobel-laureate-chinese-political-prisoner-dies-61

BBC News, 14.07.17: Liu Xiaobo: China rejects foreign criticism over dissident's death http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-40603059

Reuters, 13.07.17: 'No enemies': the life-long advocacy of China's Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo https://in.reuters.com/article/china-rights-liu-idINKBN19Y1Q8

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