China Medical University

China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo died on July 13 while still in custody following a battle with cancer, authorities said, after officials ignored international pleas to let him spend his final days free and abroad.

China's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Liu Xiaobo, is in life-threatening condition with multiple organ failure and his family has opted against inserting a breathing tube needed to keep him alive, the hospital treating him said on July 12.

U.S. and German medical experts who examined Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo said on July 9 it was safe to transport him abroad for cancer treatment, contradicting the assertions of Chinese doctors.