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Liu Xiaobo was jailed for 11 years in December 2009
The wife of jailed Nobel prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo has reportedly been allowed to meet her husband.
Liu Xia said her husband wept during their prison meeting, dedicating his Nobel Peace Prize to the "martyrs" of Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Rights groups say Mrs Liu has not been allowed to leave her Beijing home since visiting her husband.
China reacted angrily to the decision to honour Mr Liu, calling him a criminal and protesting to Norway.
Beijing said relations with Norway, where the Nobel prize committee is based, could be under threat by the award. It summoned the Norwegian ambassador to hear a formal protest.
A US human rights group, Freedom Now, said Liu Xia visited her husband in jail on Sunday.
According to reports, Mrs Liu also posted a message on Twitter with some details of her visit.
Prison officials told Mr Liu that he had won the Nobel prize on the night of 9 October, she reportedly said on Twitter.
Freedom Now said Mr Liu wept during his wife's visit and dedicated his award to those killed at Tiananmen Square.
According to reports, Mrs Liu has returned to her home, but has been unable to leave since, with armed guards posted outside the building.
Mr Liu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his long years of activism in China.
He was a key figure in the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, and in 2009 received an 11-year sentence for "inciting subversion".
His crime was to be involved in drafting Charter 08 - a document which called for multi-party democracy and respect for human rights in China.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Liu Xiaobo was jailed for 11 years in December 2009 The wife of jailed Nobel prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo has reportedly been allowed to meet her husband.
Liu Xia said her husband wept during their prison meeting, dedicating his Nobel Peace Prize to the "martyrs" of Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Rights groups say Mrs Liu has not been allowed to leave her Beijing home since visiting her husband.
China reacted angrily to the decision to honour Mr Liu, calling him a criminal and protesting to Norway.
Beijing said relations with Norway, where the Nobel prize committee is based, could be under threat by the award. It summoned the Norwegian ambassador to hear a formal protest.
A US human rights group, Freedom Now, said Liu Xia visited her husband in jail on Sunday.
According to reports, Mrs Liu also posted a message on Twitter with some details of her visit.
Prison officials told Mr Liu that he had won the Nobel prize on the night of 9 October, she reportedly said on Twitter.
Freedom Now said Mr Liu wept during his wife's visit and dedicated his award to those killed at Tiananmen Square.
According to reports, Mrs Liu has returned to her home, but has been unable to leave since, with armed guards posted outside the building.
Mr Liu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his long years of activism in China.
He was a key figure in the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, and in 2009 received an 11-year sentence for "inciting subversion".
His crime was to be involved in drafting Charter 08 - a document which called for multi-party democracy and respect for human rights in China.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.