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Torchlight for Liu Xiaobo

The procession will start with speeches at Youngstorget and end in front of the Grand Hotel, where a picture of Liu Xiaobo will be projected throughout the hotel front in the absence of the Nobel Peace Prize winner on the balcony.

There will also be held torchlight processions in Trondheim and Kristiansand.

Published: December 8, 2010

When: Friday, 10. December 2010 18.00
To: Friday, 10. December 2010
Where: Oslo, Youngstorget
Host: Amnesty International Norway
More info: www.amnesty.no/aktuelt/flere-nyheter/demonstrasjon-og-fakkeltog-liu-xiaobo

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