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China dissident set to mark one year in legal limbo [Agence France Presse]

Supporters of top Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo on Friday urged continued international pressure on Beijing as they prepare to mark the first anniversary of his detention.

Liu, a writer and former university professor who was taken away on December 8, 2008, has yet to be formally indicted, with police in late November extending their investigation by another two months, lawyer Shang Baojun said.

"It is hard to say if the overseas pressure is working, but everyone should continue their efforts," Shang told AFP.

"It is important to put pressure on the authorities."

Liu was detained -- just days ahead of UN World Human Rights Day -- after the publication of "Charter 08," an online petition he co-authored calling for human rights protections and the reform of China?s one-party political system.

Over 10,000 Chinese have signed the petition, according to the Chinese Human Rights Defenders, a group of Chinese activists organised through the Internet.

Since his arrest, Western governments, rights groups, scholars, and a group of Nobel Prize winners have called for his release.

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