In 2009 , one of the authors of Charter ' 08 , Liu Xiaobo , was sentenced to eleven years ' imprisonment for " inciting subversion of state power " because of his involvement . A year later , Liu was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee . Seven years later in July 2017 , he died of terminal liver cancer in the prison after having been granted medical parole
2010 Nobel Peace Prize
2010 Nobel Peace Prize
Charter 08