China has warned supporters of dissident Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, not to celebrate the anniversary of his death, while Hong Kong rights activists have united to preserve his memory. next to a statue of Liu Xiaobo in Hong Kong "/>
A woman stands next to a statue of dissident political Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Liu Xiaobo, in Hong Kong, China on July 10, 2018. REUTERS / Bobby Yip
He had been ja He contributed in 2009 to "incite subversion" after having contributed to the drafting and the diffusion of a proposal of pro-democratic reform known under the name of "Charter 08", his last major act in a long career of activism. Proponents of Liu and his widow, Liu Xia, in China, said that they had not been able to organize a large-scale event and that some were "taken" by Authorities, a common practice
Hu Jia, a Beijing-based dissident who knew Liu Xiaobo, told Reuters on Sunday that he was going to be taken to Chongli, four hours from Beijing.
"They said I could not go near the sea."
Liu Xiaobo was buried in the oceans, prompting activists to gather on the nearest shore
] Three other friends or supporters of Liu, wh o refused to be named, told Reuters that they had been contacted by authorities and said not to organize any events memorials or events to mark the date.
The security of the Chinese state could not be contacted number. The Chinese Ministry of State Security did not respond to a request for comment by fax
In Hong Kong, a former British colony returned to China in 1997 with various freedoms not played on the mainland, a Twenty people dressed in black and white walked They carried banners with a photo of the smiling dissident who said "Remember Liu Xiaobo" and placards calling for the release of dissident Qin Yongmin, who was imprisoned on Tuesday. 19659008] In self-managed Taiwan, which China claims as a sovereign territory, supporters were to unveil a statue of Liu later in the day.
The birthday comes just three days after Liu Xia's arrival in Berlin. "Liu Xia's body is released, but her mental state is not because she's still worried about her brother Liu Hui," Hong Kong's pro-demo. Leung Kwok-hung stated that Liu Hui was imprisoned in 2013 for 11 years of fraud
(Report by Holly Chik and Maggie Liu in HONG KONG and Christian Shepherd at BEIJING, edited by Nick Macfie)
