China Charges Uighur Scholar Ilham Tohti With ‘Separatism’
The Beijing-based professor of economics is a moderate but determined critic of China's treatment of ethnic minorities More
China Denies Entry to an American Scholar Who Spoke Up for a Uighur Colleague
BEIJING — When Elliot Sperling, an American professor, landed here in Beijing after a 12-hour flight from the New York area last weekend, he found himself dragged by border… More
Writer Ilham Tohti Subjected to Prisoner Abuse, Says PEN
Uyghur writer Ilham Tohti has faced long periods of food deprivation and restraint by shackling during his detention, in violation of China’s international obligations under Article 16 of the… More
PEN Nicaragua Protests the Mistreatment of Journalists
PEN Nicaragua protests the use of force by several officers of the state police in an incident in which two young Nicaraguan journalists were abused as they covered a… More
A Uighur Father’s Brave Fight
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The last time I saw my father was on Feb. 2, 2013. We were at the international airport in Beijing, about to board a flight to… More
Salman Rushdie joins writers’ protest at China’s jailing of Ilham Tohti
Letter to Guardian by authors including Paul Auster, Jennifer Egan and Siri Hustvedt urges president to release writer and scholar More
Ai Weiwei Supporters Gathered in Brooklyn and Rallied for Free Expression Last Night
Last night, nearly a hundred protesters assembled on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library to show their support for Ai Weiwei and other free thinkers who have been… More
VIDEO: Over 200 rally for Chinese literary freedom at BPL
More than 200 rallied and protested for literary freedom in China at the Brooklyn Public Library on Thursday. More
The Artist Is Absent: Writers Rally at the Brooklyn Museum in Honor of Ai Weiwei
“It’s an honor,” said a husky-voiced brunette with a purple scarf coiled around her neck, “to be a part of Ai Weiwei’s world.” She handed over a button stamped… More
Writers Rally For Ai Weiwei at Brooklyn Public Library
Village Voice publishes fantastic photos of our Literary Protest outside the Brooklyn Public Library More
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