Photo Gallery Liu Xia
Liu Xia, the wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, was allowed to visit her husband on Sunday but has now been placed under house arrest. In an interview with SPIEGEL before the prize was announced, she talked about his life in prison and said she wanted to collect the award in Oslo on his behalf.
A demonstration in Hong Kong supporting Liu Xiaobo in January 2010: "I can only cite what Xiaobo's friends are saying," Liu Xia told SPIEGEL. "They are convinced that the prize is an opportunity to change the entire country."
Liu Xia holds up a photograph of her husband. "His frame of mind is very good, but he has stomach problems and possibly hepatitis B."
Liu Xiaobo together with his wife Liu Xia: "We discuss politics as little as possible at home," Liu Xia said.
