China Nobel laureate wife fears going ‘crazy’: activists
The wife of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo said she was "going to go crazy" under house arrest, human rights advocates said Tuesday. More
PEN Sounds Alarm Over Treatment of Jailed Nobel Laureate’s Wife in China
PEN American Center expressed extreme concern today for the well-being of Liu Xia, wife of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who has been completely isolated since October… More
PEN American Center Decries “Thuggery” in Attacks on Foreign Press in China
PEN American Center today denounced a series of brazen attacks on foreign journalists seeking to visit a dissident living under house arrest, calling the attacks “thuggery” and a blatant… 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
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
Libérez le dissident Liu Xiaobo!
Le gouvernement de la Chine, de sa propre volonté, a ajouté à la Constitution de son pays l'engagement à "respecter et protéger les droits humains". C'était en 2004. En… More
PEN American Center Pays Tribute to Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo
PEN American Center today congratulated imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo on the eve of the ceremony celebrating him as the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, calling his courage “inspirational” and vowing… More
What China’s real friends say about Liu Xiaobo
The Chinese government, of its own free will, added to the country’s constitution a commitment to “respect and protect human rights.” That was 2004. In 1998, it signed the… More