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Liu Xiaobo Is Locked Up in China, and Locked Out of the Translation of a Paul Auster Novel
The works of the New York writer Paul Auster often hinge on ominous disappearances, and his novel “Sunset Park” has passages about the secretive detention of the Chinese dissident-writer… More
Paul Auster Reads Liu Xiaobo
"One Letter is Enough," "Longing to Escape," "A Small Rat in Prison," and "Daybreak" are new poems from Liu Xiaobo, who received the 2009 PEN/ Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to… More
A Freedom to Write Retrospective: Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo is one of us. He may not be free yet, but we have thousands of Members willing to stand in the snow for him… More
Flood the Gates: Write to Liu Xia and Liu Xiaobo
Four years ago today, while much of the U.S. was dreaming about sugar plum fairies, a court in Beijing sentenced Liu Xiaobo, a PEN friend and colleague, to 11… More
On the Fifth Anniversary of Liu Xiaobo’s Arrest, Grave Concerns for Liu Xia
Demand the immediate release of Liu Xiaobo on the fifth anniversary of his arrest, and protest the ongoing, extralegal house arrest of his wife, Liu Xia. More
Vice President Biden: Don’t Forget Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia
We are writing to you on the eve of your upcoming visit to Beijing to encourage you to raise the case of former PEN President and 2010 Nobel Peace… More
On the Anniversary of Liu Xiaobo’s Arrest
It was disappointing to watch Mo Yan gloss over China’s systematic censorship—censorship he has had to navigate throughout his career—during his official Nobel Prize lecture today in Stockholm. It… More
Anthony Appiah’s Support for Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
On September 29, 2010, at the 76th International PEN Congress in Tokyo, Japan, PEN American Center President Kwame Anthony Appiah spoke about his nomination of Liu Xiaobo for the… More
Larry Siems Discusses Imprisoned Activist Liu Xiaobo
June 5, 1989: An unidentified man faces down a column of tanks a day after hundreds are massacred in Tiananmen Square. It is one of the most enduring images… More
Kwame Anthony Appiah and Peter Godwin Read Poetry by Liu Xiaobo
On March 20, 2012, over 100 individuals, organizations, bookstores, and PEN centers are participating in a worldwide reading organized by the International Literature Festival Berlin (ilb) to honor our… More