Artist Ai Weiwei Faces Enormous Fines

On June 28, 2011, it was reported that Ai Weiwei, the internationally acclaimed artist who had been freed on bail a week earlier, had been visited by government tax… More

Dissident Writer Liu Xianbin Sentenced

Writer and activist Liu Xianbin was handed down a 10-year prison sentence on March 25, 2011, for "inciting subversion of state power" in connection with his publication of a… More

Writer Ye Du Detained; Fears for Safety

Wu Wei (pen name Ye Du), the webmaster and Network Coordinator of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC), is being held under residential surveillance for "inciting subversion of state… More