Liu Xia (53) has been detained under house arrest since 8 October 2010, isolated from the rest of the world. She has been unable to see her family or friends, except when they can convince her guards to be lenient, and she has been denied access to a telephone and the internet. She was arrested two days after her husband, Liu Xiaobo, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He has been arrested and sentenced to 11 years in prison for his dissident writings and for co-authoring the Charter 08.
In January 2014, Liu Xia suffered a heart attack and was brought to the Beijing Shijingshan hospital for treatment. There, doctors recommended a two week observation in the hospital, but police denied her this treatment, returning her to house arrest. On 8 February, Liu Xia was again brought to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with a health condition. Her family filled out all the necessary forms and paid for her treatment, but police again reinstated her house arrest. She is now at home with a high fever, and concerns about her physical and mental health are mounting.
In December 2012, the restrictions were lifted slightly, when friends and family were permitted to see her under very strict conditions. But since then, a Hong Kong journalist has been beaten and detained after trying to visit her, and her brother, Liu Hui, was charged with fraud and tried in April 2013, a move Liu Xia believes was politically motivated to increase pressure on the family.
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Provide Liu Xia with immediate access to all necessary medical treatment;
Lift all restrictions on Liu Xia’s freedom of movement and expression.
