The lawyer of imprisoned Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo has said his client will accept nothing other than an unconditional release. His statement follows recent reports that the authorities offered to release him into exile in exchange for a confession. Shang Baojun said he was unclear whether a specific offer had been made to the dissident, who is serving 11 years for incitement to subvert state power. Last week, it was revealed that Liu’s family are being prevented from collecting the Nobel Prize in Oslo on his behalf.