Liu Xia (right), widow of the late dissident Liu Xiaobo, is supported by her brother Liu Hui at the funeral service in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Saturday. Photo: AP
Liu Xia (right), widow of the late dissident Liu Xiaobo, is supported by her brother Liu Hui at the funeral service in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Saturday. Photo: AP
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China stages ‘hasty’ cremation of Liu Xiaobo and has his ashes scattered at sea

Activists outraged at ‘humiliating’ arrangements, as Nobel laureate’s brother appears at press conference to thank Communist Party

Stuart LauShirley Zhao
Stuart Lau and Shirley Zhao

Updated: 1:11pm, 17 Jul, 2017

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Liu Xia (right), widow of the late dissident Liu Xiaobo, is supported by her brother Liu Hui at the funeral service in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Saturday. Photo: AP
Liu Xia (right), widow of the late dissident Liu Xiaobo, is supported by her brother Liu Hui at the funeral service in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Saturday. Photo: AP
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