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– Appeal to China: Permit Liu Xiaobo to travel overseas on humanitarian grounds (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 5, 2017

In a joint letter to Xi Jinping, the IFJ, Freedom House, and RSF urge him to intervene to grant Liu Xiaobo permission to travel overseas on humanitarian grounds.
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