<Ul> <Li> ← 2009 </Li> <Li> Nobel Peace Prize </Li> <Li> 2011 → </Li> </Ul> <Li> Nobel Peace Prize </Li> <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 decision, while widely praised by foreign intellectuals and politicians, was quickly condemned by the Chinese government and the state media . A number of countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, also denounced the award and what they regarded as interference in China's domestic affairs . Following the announcement, official censorship was applied within China--on the Internet, television and in print media . The government strongly denounced the award and summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Beijing to make a formal protest . The Chinese authorities arrested citizens who attempted to celebrate . Liu's wife was put under house arrest before the decision of the Nobel Committee was announced . </P>

Who won the nobel peace prize in 2010