<P> The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to imprisoned Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo `` for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China '' . The laureate , once an eminent scholar , was reportedly little - known inside the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) at the time of the award due to official censorship ; he partook in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and was a co-author of the Charter 08 manifesto , for which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on 25 December 2009 . Liu , who was backed by former Czech president Václav Havel and anti-apartheid activist and cleric Desmond Tutu , also a Nobel Peace Prize winner , received the award among a record field of more than 200 nominees . </P>
<P> The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to imprisoned Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo `` for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China '' . The laureate , once an eminent scholar , was reportedly little - known inside the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) at the time of the award due to official censorship ; he partook in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and was a co-author of the Charter 08 manifesto , for which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on 25 December 2009 . Liu , who was backed by former Czech president Václav Havel and anti-apartheid activist and cleric Desmond Tutu , also a Nobel Peace Prize winner , received the award among a record field of more than 200 nominees . </P>
who won the nobel peace prize in 2010
who won the nobel peace prize in 2010
Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo