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Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Columbian
Published: October 7, 2010, 12:00am

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.”

The Norwegian Nobel Committee says it has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace.

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