PEN Appeal: Chen Daojun
November 25, 2008 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Mr. Meng Jianzhu Minister of the Public Security East Chang’an Avenue 14 Beijing 100741 P.R. China Your Excellencies, On behalf… More
Dissident Writer Chen Daojun Sentenced
PEN considers Chen Daojun’s conviction to be in violation of his right to free expression as guaranteed by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which… More
Dissident Writer Chen Daojun Charged
International PEN is seriously concerned about the detention and well-being of dissident writer and journalist Chen Daojun, who was detained on May 9, 2008, near the city of Chengdu,… More
Chen Daojun Detained as Crackdown Intensifies in China During Olympic Torch Relay
Chen Daojun, a freelance writer and journalist, has been detained on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power,” the second writer jailed on subversion charges in a week in… More