Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize
By KARL RITTER and BJOERN H. AMLAND, Associated Press
Oct 8, 2010 4:09 AM CDT
Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize
This Oct. 28, 2008 photo shows Liu Xiaobo, right, reading a letter beside the grave of Bao Zunxin, a Chinese historian and political dissident who was arrested and jailed for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests in Beijing, China. When the police came for Liu Xiaobo, China's best...   (Associated Press)

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China."

The Norwegian Nobel Committee says it has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace.

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