Chinese author banned from visiting Sydney
The Chinese government has cited ''security reasons'' for banning the dissident author and poet Liao Yiwu from travelling to Australia to attend the Sydney Writers' Festival next week. Liao… More
Chinese Crackdown on Domestic Critics Extends to Writer
In the latest sign of China’s continuing crackdown on domestic critics, a prominent Chinese writer has been barred from leaving China to attend a literary festival next week in… More
Author blocked from leaving China to attend Australian festiv
A leading Chinese dissident author whose plight was highlighted by Salman Rushdie in a recent attack on the Chinese government has been barred from traveling abroad to an international… More
Banned Chinese writer says undeterred by travel bar
An outspoken Chinese writer, barred from leaving China to attend a literary festival next week in Australia, said he will keep applying to travel overseas despite 16 failed efforts… More
Banned Chinese writer barred from overseas travel
The dissident writer who was to talk about China's powerless and voiceless at the Sydney Writers' Festival in Australia next week won't be there. "I can only stay at… More
China bars Liao Yiwu from attending Sydney Writers’ festival
Outspoken Chinese author and poet Liao Yiwu has been denied permission to leave China to attend the Sydney Writers' festival, the event has announced. One of China's most censored… More
Banned Chinese Author Publishing Book in U.S.
Chinese dissident Liao Yiwu has found a publisher for his latest book. Harper Collins just announced it will publish God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived… More
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
Mightier Than the Sword
Liao Yiwu hasn't been arrested—yet. But the Chinese writer and musician, who served prison time in the 1990s for his work, is currently facing a variety of Chinese censorship… 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
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