I don't know why such fuss has been made in the media about this. Under Chinese law, Xiaobo is a criminal who has been sentenced by Chinese judicial departments for violating Chinese law http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/461876 His own community has delivered a verdict upon him: he is a criminal. He deserves 'fair treatment' no more than the trolls who have disrupted the Wikipedia deserve so-called 'fair treatment'. Those who violate community norms, such as Xiaobo (in the case of China) or many of the disruptive elements who create havoc on the project by their offensive comments and offsite attacks. The Chinese government > imposed a blackout on news of the award: quite right. This is exactly > what would happen on Wikipedia, by means of blocks in article space, talk pages and email access. More power to the community!
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