Nobel prizewinner's wife, Liu Xia, has not been allowed to leave apartment in crackdown by Chinese authorities
Liu Xia, wife of Nobel peace prizewinner Liu Xiaobo. Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
The wife of Liu Xiaobo, this year's winner of the Nobel peace prize has been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown by the Chinese authorities aimed at stifling celebration following the award.
Liu Xia was allowed to meet her husband after the announcement of the award on Friday and told followers that he was dedicating the prize to the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
But later in an update on Twitter and in emails to friends she said since returning from the visit she had not been allowed to leave her apartment and that her phone had been cut. Since then, contact with her has been cut off.
She joins more than 30 Chinese intellectuals who have been detained, warned or placed under tight surveillance since the Nobel committee announced that it was giving the award to Liu.
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