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Writing by Twilight: Steven Corbin’s Queer Triptych
Like that of all authors who died AIDS-related deaths, with each passing year Steven Corbin’s work takes on a significance beyond its worth as good or not so good… More
365 Black: Celebrating African-America History and Culture All Year Long
As an African-American author and publisher of children’s books I am delighted when the month of February arrives. February is a short and usually cold month, but in publishing… More
Chinese, Russian Activists Nominated for Nobel
OSLO (AP) - Candidates for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize include a Russian human rights group, a Chinese dissident and an inanimate object: the Internet, people who made the… More
Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Nomination of Liu Xiaobo for the Nobel Peace Prize
On January 29, 2010, PEN President Kwame Anthony Appiah sent his letter of nomination for Liu Xiaobo for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. More
Kwame Anthony Appiah Applauds State Department Actions to End Exclusion of Tariq Ramadan from U.S.
On January 20, 2010, PEN American Center President Kwame Anthony Appiah issued the following statement applauding the end of the ideological exclusion from the United States of Swiss scholar Tariq… More
Why is China so Terrified of Dissent?
The last year has seen an escalation in the harassment of dissidents by the Chinese authorities, leading some to claim that there is less freedom than before the Tiananmen… More
Microsoft pledges to stay in China despite Google’s threat to leave
Microsoft has no plans to pull out of China, its chief executive Steven Ballmer has confirmed, dashing hopes that the software giant would support its rival Google in its… More
Dissident Detained in Southern China
HONG KONG, Jan 15 - Chinese dissident Zhao Shiying has been detained by police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a possible sign that a crackdown against signatories… More
Wife: Police Hold Leader of Chinese Writers’ Group
Chinese authorities have detained the leader of an outspoken Chinese writers' group since Monday without giving any explanation, his wife said Friday. Shi Xiaoli told The Associated Press that… More
Dissident Detained by Police in Southern China
Chinese dissident Zhao Shiying has been detained by police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a possible sign that a crackdown against signatories of Charter 08 is continuing,… More