Reporters Without Borders acquired a short video showing artist Liu Xia, wife of jailed Chinese dissident and Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, living under house arrest:

Smoking a cigarette at the window is one of the few freedoms she can still enjoy.

Difficulties in obtaining these images shows the isolation in which she lives and the danger that hangs over all who wish to approach his home. (sound cuts were deliberately made to protect the source of this video)

Pressure on relatives of Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia in particular must cease immediately. The police surveillance to which she is subjected is not only unacceptable but also completely illegal. Liu Xia is a victim of psychological harassment.

法广RFI：记者无疆界曝光刘晓波妻子刘霞的视频
记者无疆界公布的刘晓波妻子刘霞在窗口抽烟的视频截图。2021年10月12日。

总部设在巴黎的记者无疆界组织10月12日在其网站公布了中国诺贝尔和平奖得主刘晓波的妻子刘霞在家中遭软禁的视频，这部不到一分钟的视频银幕上能够看到刘霞在窗口抽着烟的身影。记者无疆界发表公告指出：中共当局必须立即停止对刘晓波的亲属尤其是对刘霞施加压力，当局对刘霞的软禁不仅令人难以接受，而且纯属非法，当局必须立即停止对刘霞的变相监禁。