Friday, July 13, 2018

CHINA - Liu Xia Released From House Arrest - GOOD NEWS

Human Rights Watch, July 13, 2018.

Chinese authorities have released Liu Xia, ailing widow of Nobel Peace Prize-winning political dissident Liu Xiaobo, after almost 8 years of house arrest.

Liu Xia, artist, photographer, and poet—never charged with a crime—had been held arbitrarily as her health rapidly deteriorated under house arrest.