In December 2008, Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) and over 300 other Chinese academics, activists, lawyers, and journalists signed Charter 08 (零八宪章), a document released on the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10, 2009), written in the style of the Czechoslovakian Charter 77 calling for greater freedom of expression, human rights, and free elections.
On December 8, 2008, Liu was detained. On December 25, 2009, Liu was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment and 2 years' deprivation of political rights for "inciting subversion of state power." In the verdict, Charter 08 was named as part of the evidence supporting his conviction. On February 11, 2010, the Beijing Higher People's Court rejected Liu's appeal and upheld the trial court's verdict.
Liu Xiaobo's wife name is Liu Xia (刘霞), and her brother is Liu Hui (刘晖).
This screenshot was taken on April 22, 2013, and shows that a search for "Liu Xia Liu Hui" on March 22 returned two results:
On Tuesday, April 23, Liu Xia's brother Liu Hui's case will be heard in the Huairou Court.
4月23日周二，刘霞弟弟刘晖的案件将在怀柔法院开庭!
Imprisoned Nobel Laureate Liu X Bo's brother-in-law Liu Hui has been indicted for fraud, and will be tried on May 23 of this month in a court in Huairou. Liu Hui's defense attorney Shang Baojun has told foreign media: "The family and Liu Hui himself believes that this is political persecution in guise of an economic crime. It is all related to Liu X Bo!" Liu Hui's sister Liu Xia, who is being held under in-house detention, has demanded to be allowed attend the hearing. Many American and EU diplomats residing in Beijing have expressed an interest in attending Liu Hui's trial to express support.
在獄中的諾貝R獎得主劉X波的妻弟劉暉被控詐騙罪，將於本月23日在北京懷柔區受審。劉暉辯護律師尚寶軍對外媒表示：“家人包括劉暉本人都認為是以經濟為名的政治迫害。是受劉X波的牽連！”被軟禁在家中的劉霞要求旁聽弟弟庭審。多名美駐京使領館官員及歐盟官員表示希望能旁聽劉暉庭審，以示聲援。
This screenshot was taken on April 23, and shows that the same search does not return the first post.
