Liu XiaoBo. Source: Getty Images The BBC reports that Liu XiaoBo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, has died at age 61 from liver cancer. Liu was one of the principal authors of Charter 08, a pro-democracy

Liu XiaoBo in hospital (Photo source: South China Morning Post) The South China Morning Post reports that Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu XiaoBo 刘晓波 is in critical condition in a Chinese hospital. A medical

Liu XiaoBo's wife, Liu Xia, feeds him in hospital. (Source: South China Morning Post) The South China Morning Post reports that the health of Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, is deteriorating,

NOTE: I published this article on my blog several years ago. I am reprinting it here in honor of Liu XiaoBo, one of its authors and the winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Prof. Liu has just been released

Liú Xiǎobō 刘晓波 (Source: Nobelprize.org) Eight years after being jailed for alleged political crimes, Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liú Xiǎobō 刘晓波 will be released on medical parole, the South China