What was Liu Xiaobo's occupation?
Q: What was Liu Xiaobo's occupation?
A: Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese intellectual, writer, human rights activist and political prisoner in China.
Q: When did police stop Liu Xiaobo?
A: Police stopped Liu Xiaobo on 8 December 2008.
Q: When was he arrested?
A: He was arrested on 23 June 2009.
Q: What did the government accuse him of doing?
A: The government accused him of encouraging people to turn against the state.
Q: When did the court decide he must go to prison for eleven years?
A: On 25 December 2009, the court decided he must go to prison for eleven years.
Q: Who else won the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison or detention before Liu Xiaobo?
A: Before Liu Xiaobo, Germany's Carl von Ossietzky won in 1935 and Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi won in 1991.
Q: When was he granted medical parole? A: He was granted medical parole on 26 June 2017 after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.
