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Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel: One Year Later
Today marks three years since Liu Xiaobo was detained and began an odyssey into China’s legal system, which ruled him a “criminal” for his writings and sent him to… More
Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel: One Year Later
[caption id="attachment_6814" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Liu Xiaobo’s empty chair. Photo by Sarah Hoffman."][/caption] Today marks three years since Liu Xiaobo was detained and began an odyssey into China’s legal system, which… More
U.N. Calls on China to Release Liu Xiaobo
The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calls on the government of China to release Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife, Liu Xia. More
U.N. Calls on China to Release Liu Xiaobo
Last week, the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a panel comprised of independent legal experts, ruled that 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo, currently serving an 11-year… More
PEN, Citing U.N. Ruling, Urges China to Release Liu Xiaobo Immediately
Calling the recent ruling by a United Nations body that PEN member and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia are being illegally detained “a… More
On the day when Liu Xiaobo is absent at the Nobel ceremony
Tienchi Martin-Liao, president of the Independent Chinese PEN Center, a position that Liu Xiaobo has also held, has her own thoughts. More
A chair and a photo stand in for Liu Xiaobo at Nobel ceremony
Few nations heed Beijing's boycott as committee calls for winner to be freed and tells China: citizens have right to criticise. More
Edinburgh’s tribute to Liu Xiaobo
Today a ceremony is being held in Norway to acknowledge Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo being chosen as Nobel peace prize winner. More
Nobel Peace Prize: the life and work of Liu Xiaobo
The arc of Liu Xiaobo's life, from his youth as a firebrand literature professor to the years he has spent in prison, was set by the Tiananmen Square protests… More
PEN International Reiterates Call to Release Liu Xiaobo as Peace Prize Awarded
Today in Oslo, PEN International has reiterated its call, echoed by writers, journalists and essayists, as well as political and civic leaders around the world, for the immediate and… More