Not So Nobel: 19 Countries Support China's Jailing of Peace Prize Winner

December 7, 2010

Somebody's looking for trouble. (Photo: Reuters Pictures).

China was displeased when human rights activist Liu Xiaobo was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. The dissident, who is serving an 11-year prison sentence, fell afoul of China's rulers for calling for the end of Communist one-party rule and the establishment of a democracy that respects human rights.

Beijing has dismissed the Nobel award by saying China would not change because of "interference by a few clowns."

There was little question that China would stay away from Friday's ceremony in Norway.

Beijing has also convinced a thug's gallery of nations to boycott the ceremony along with them.

The 19 countries invested in keeping their distance from a ceremony honoring a democracy activist are:

Russia
Kazakhstan
Colombia
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Serbia
Iraq
Iran
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Venezuela
Philippines
Egypt
Sudan
Ukraine
Cuba
Morocco

Topics

News + Opinion, World, China, World, beijing, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize, Political Prisoners, Quick Bites, Liu Xiaobo, Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize

Comments

China's behavior would almost be laughable except for the fact that honorable people are being tortured in prison. What makes this even worse is this list includes countries that the US has invested lives and treasure to insure freedom of their own people. The free world has to stand up for what is decent, honorable and right.

mongol1

posted on Dec 7, 2010