Banned Writer Liao Yiwu, Salman Rushdie Exchange Messages, Solidarity
In a remarkable exchange of letters made necessary by the Chinese government’s refusal to allow acclaimed writer Liao Yiwu to travel to New York for the PEN World Voices… More
Chinese Government Bars Writer Liao Yiwu From Attending PEN Festival in New York
PEN American Center today condemned the Chinese government’s refusal to allow celebrated author Liao Yiwu to attend the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, which opens Monday in… More
Protest as China bars writer’s travel
Authors led by Salman Rushdie issued a protest Friday after outspoken Chinese writer Liao Yiwu said Beijing refused him permission to travel to New York for a literary festival. More
China must set Ai Weiwei free
The great turbine hall at London’s Tate Modern gallery, a former power station, is a notoriously difficult space for an artist to fill with authority. Its immensity can dwarf… More
Dangerous Arts
The great Turbine Hall at London’s Tate Modern, a former power station, is a notoriously difficult space for an artist to fill with authority. Its immensity can dwarf the… More
Chinese Writer Liu Xianbin Sentenced to 10 Years for Inciting Subversion
PEN American Center condemned the 10-year sentence handed to writer and PEN member Liu Xianbin last week on charges of “inciting subversion of state power,” calling the conviction for… More
China’s Domestic and International Free Expression Obligations
In the past month, as the world’s attention has been riveted by events in North Africa and the Middle East, the government of China has moved aggressively to restrict… More
PEN International Condemns Detention of Independent Chinese PEN Center Webmaster
PEN International protests in the strongest possible terms the detention on criminal charges of Wu Wei (pen name Ye Du), who is the webmaster and Network Coordinator of the… More
Chinese Writers React to Crackdown
The Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) today released a statement reacting to a wave of arrests of its members in China, including renowned lawyer Teng Biao and Ran Yunfei,… More
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