Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo’s family member sentenced to 11 years in jail on fraudulent charges as dictatorship pattern of jailing relatives of Chinese activists increases in crackdown

China upholds jail term for Nobel laureate’s relative

AFP – A Chinese court Friday upheld an 11-year prison sentence given to a relative of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, a lawyer said, in a verdict the family claimed was littered with “lies”. Police detained Liu Hui in January on suspicion of committing a crime.