Zhou Qing: Punished to Save Them
Zhou Qing is a writer and board member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center who has written several groundbreaking books of investigative nonfiction. Imprisoned for almost three years after taking… More
Flee, Sit in Prison, or Shut Up: An Interview with Liao Yiwu
Amid the recent crackdown on dissidents by the Chinese government, the case of Liao Yiwu, the well-known poet and chronicler of contemporary China, is particularly interesting. More
Chinese writer to speak in US after ban
Dissident writer Liao Yiwu, who fled China after authorities banned him from visiting the United States and Australia, will speak out on a first US trip, a literary group… 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
Writers Stopped from Attending 10th ICPC Anniversary
The Independent Chinese PEN Center, or ICPC, celebrated its 10th anniversary in Hong Kong earlier this week. However, only three of the fourteen invited writers were able to attend,… More
Success and Silence in Today’s China
Last week, a small group of representatives from PEN American Center and PEN International visited Beijing and Hong Kong, hoping to learn more about the situation for writers and… More
Success and Silence in Today’s China
Last week, a small group of representatives from PEN American Center and PEN International visited Beijing and Hong Kong, hoping to learn more about the situation for writers and… More
Authors report worsening persecution by Beijing
The recent banning of six mainland writers from visiting Hong Kong and the barring of two exiled authors from returning to their homeland shows Beijing's latest wave of control… More
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