Jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo wrote to his wife, Liu Xia: "Even if I am crushed into powder, I will embrace you with the ashes." The author of the Charter 08 call for reforms in China has been in jail for 11 years. (via @ronamaynard)
Interview with wife of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
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