Liu Xiaobo (simplified Chinese: 劉曉波; traditional Chinese: 劉曉波; pinyin: Liú Xiǎobō; born 28 December 1955) is a Chinese intellectual, anti-communist, and human rights activist who is widely regarded as a political prisoner in China.
He has served as President of the Independent Chinese PEN Center since 2003. On 8 December 2008, Liu was detained in response to his participation with Charter 08 ("crime evidence"). He was formally arrested on 23 June 2009, on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power." (reason of imprisonment) He was tried on the same charges on 23 December 2009, and sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment and two years' deprivation of political rights on 25 December 2009.
During his 4th prison term from 2009 to 2020, he won the Nobel Peace Prize on 8 October 2010, for "his long and nonviolent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.(reason of receiving Nobel Prize)"
