Wife of China's jailed Nobel laureate asks for doctor, husband's letters and job, friend says
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The wife of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, depressed from being forcibly sequestered at home alone for the past three years by state security, is issuing a few humble requests: Let her see a doctor independently. Read her husband's letters. Make a living.
The requests conveyed Tuesday by a close friend depict the psychological, emotional and financial pressure Chinese authorities have imposed on Liu Xia, a soft-spoken poet, in retaliation for her jailed husband Liu Xiaobo's activism.
Chinese activist Zeng Jinyan declined to publicly disclose the source of her information for fear of more official retaliation.
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But another close friend, Xu Youyu, a retired professor, said the requests were in line with what he had heard about Liu Xia from the couple's relatives and other sources.