Message to our Group #139 Amnesty International members:It is with great sadness that our group sends the news of the passing of Liu Xiaobo. He has been an Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience and we have advocated for him for many years. He passed away yesterday while still in prison. As we grieve, we are also concerned for his wife, Liu Xia, who is still in Beijing.
"BEIJING — Liu Xiaobo, the renegade Chinese intellectual who kept vigil at Tiananmen Square in 1989 to protect protesters from encroaching soldiers, promoted a pro-democracy charter that brought him a lengthy prison sentence and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while locked away, died under guard in a hospital on Thursday. He was 61."
A note from our Group Leader, Azam, Amnesty International-Group 139, Wisconsin
Shine a Light on Liu Xiaobo, the Forgotten Prisoner of Conscious since 2008.
May Mr. Liu rest in peace and human rights campaigns in China and other countries continue by everyone knowing that "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice ~ MLK
What can we do for Xiaobo's wife?
U.S. urges China to release Liu Xiaobo's wife and let her leave, Reuters (July 13, 2017)
Please sign this Amnesty International Petition on behalf of Liu Xia.
To learn more about this Liu Xiaobo, check out these links.
- New York Times (July 13, 2017), "Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Dissident Who Won Nobel While Jailed, Dies at 61." https://www.nytimes.com/2017/0
7/13/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-dea d.html - New York Times (July 14, 2017), "Liu Xiaobo's Dying Words for his wife," Liu Xiaobo’s Dying Words for His Wife
- Human Rights Watch video: https://www.facebook.com/Human
RightsWatch/videos/10155455381 329354/
- Amnesty International video: https://www.facebook.com/Human
RightsWatch/videos/10155455381 329354/
-Debbie
