Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize
By KARL RITTER and BJOERN H. AMLAND, Associated Press
Oct 8, 2010 4:09 AM CDT
In this Sept. 28, 2010 photo, Liu Xia, wife of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, speaks during an interview in Beijing, China. When the police came for Liu Xiaobo that night nearly two years ago, they didn't tell the dissident-author the reason for taking him away. The line in the detention order for "motive"...   (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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