On 18 January 2010 , Liu was named by many people as a nominee ( possible winner ) of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize . These included VÃ clav Havel , the 14th Dalai Lama , AndrÃ Glucksmann , Vartan Gregorian , and Desmond Tutu . On 18 January 2010 , Liu was nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize by VÃ clav Havel , the 14th Dalai Lama , AndrÃ Glucksmann , Vartan Gregorian , Mike Moore , Karel Schwarzenberg , Desmond Tutu and Grigory Yavlinsky .