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China Nobel's wife asks for doctor, husband's letters

Beijing: The wife of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, depressed from being forcibly sequestered at home alone for the past three years by state security, is issuing a few requests: Let her see a

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: December 03, 2013 17:21 IST
china nobel s wife asks for doctor husband s letters
china nobel s wife asks for doctor husband s letters

Beijing: The wife of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, depressed from being forcibly sequestered at home alone for the past three years by state security, is issuing a few requests: Let her see a doctor independently.


Read her husband's letters.

Make a living.

The requests conveyed on Tuesday by a close friend depict the psychological, emotional and financial pressure Chinese authorities have imposed on Liu Xia, a soft-spoken poet and artist, in retaliation for the activism of her jailed husband.

Chinese activist Zeng Jinyan, who has been a close friend of the couple for many years, said in an interview that she was expressing Liu Xia's requests on her behalf.

They include seeing a doctor outside of the state-run medical system, allowing her imprisoned husband and her to read letters that they have written to each other, and the ability to work and support herself.

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