Chinese intellectuals issue petition for release of dissident who championed reforms

BEIJING — Dozens of China’s most prominent writers and scholars are calling for the release of a dissident who was arrested after co-authoring a bold manifesto urging civil rights and political reforms.

Prominent Chinese dissident arrested after 6 months in secret detention

BEIJING — A well-known Chinese dissident who co-authored a bold political manifesto calling for greater freedom and an end to one-party rule has been arrested in an attempt to cow dissent ahead of the 60th anniversary of communist rule this fall.

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo formally arrested for inciting subversion against state

BEIJING — A prominent Chinese dissident who called for political reform has been arrested for allegedly trying to overthrow the country’s socialist system, his wife said Wednesday, marking the highest-profile activist arrest since before last year’s Olympics.

Chinese media says dissident Liu Xiaobo arrested for agitating subversion against state

BEIJING — Prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo, who co-authored a manifesto calling for sweeping reforms to China’s rigid political system, has been arrested for activities allegedly aimed at overthrowing the country’s socialist system, state media said Wednesday.