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Dissidents Detained in 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
E.L. Doctorow Calls for Liu Xiaobo’s Release
Such events as this have been necessary for as long as I can remember. PEN Members marched around the Czech embassy to protest the jailing of Vaclav Havel. Twenty… More
Hong Kong, Songs and Vigils for Liu Xiaobo
The parliament of Hong Kong (LegCo) has this morning rejected a motion to "Free Liu Xiaobo”. The motion was presented by the Catholic Parliamentary Fred Li Wah-ming, a member… More
Tamil Journalist J. S. Tissainayagam Released on Bail
PEN American Center welcomes the release on bail of Tamil journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam (J. S.) Tissainayagam from Welikada Prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on January 11, 2010. Tissainayagam, who… More
Vaclav Havel Protests Jailing Of Chinese Dissident
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel showed up at the Chinese Embassy in Prague Wednesday to protest the imprisonment of a Chinese dissident, the official Czech News Agency reported. Havel,… More
Appiah Protests Chinese Writer’s Arrest
On New Year’s Eve, philosophy professor and novelist Kwame Anthony Appiah joined a group of prominent authors on the steps of the New York Public Library to protest the… More
Writers Rally for Liu Xiaobo
On New Year’s Eve, Don DeLillo, Edward Albee, A.M. Homes, and others gathered to demand the release of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo, sentenced to 11 years in prison. Read… More
Leading Authors Demonstrate Against Jailing of Liu Xiaobo
Acclaimed US authors including EL Doctorow, Don DeLillo and Edward Albee gathered on the steps of the New York Public Library on New Year's Eve to protest against the… More
Writers Ring in New Year with Call to Free Liu Xiaobo
E.L. Doctorow, Don DeLillo, A.M. Homes, Edward Albee and dozens of other members of PEN American Center staged a New Year’s Eve rally this morning on the steps of… More
Writers Rally for Jailed Chinese Dissident
Don DeLillo, E.L. Doctorow, Edward Albee and A.M. Holmes were among the writers who gathered Thursday to call on China to release writer and activist Liu Xiaobo, who was… More
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