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Jailed Nobel Winner’s Brother-in-Law Arrested

The Associated Press’ Isolda Morillo reports that the brother of Liu Xiaobo’s wife, Liu Xia, was arrested earlier this year. Liu Hui has been charged with fraud, but supporters claim that his prosecution is the latest attack in a long campaign against the family. Beijing police detained Liu Hui on Jan. 31, just before the Lunar New Year and a planned family reunion, and formally charge