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"It was not clear if Liu himself had been told about the Nobel." This has to be one of the first, if not the first case of someone winning a Nobel Peace Prize
by sspencer 16y ago
"It was not clear if Liu himself had been told about the Nobel."
This has to be one of the first, if not the first case of someone winning a Nobel Peace Prize and not being immediately allowed to know they'd won. The article mentions that he is the first to win it while still imprisoned, as opposed to simply under house arrest. Imagine winning one of humanity's highest honors, but the very censorious state you fought against keeps you from knowing even that simple fact!
- strebler 16y agohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11499098 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11499098 "Mrs Liu said police had informed her they would take her to Mr Liu's prison in the north-eastern province of Liaoning on Saturday so she could give him the news."
- liuliu 16y agoActually, Carl von Ossietzky was awarded Nobel Peace Prize while he was in prison. At that time, Adolf Hitler was the Chancellor of Germany.