Nobel Peace Prize: the life and work of Liu Xiaobo
The arc of Liu Xiaobo's life, from his youth as a firebrand literature professor to the years he has spent in prison, was set by the Tiananmen Square protests… 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
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
Translator Brings Poetry of Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo to U.S.
On Friday, Liu Xiaobo will formally receive the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. But Mr. Liu will not be attending the event. He was arrested… More
Graywolf will publish poems by Chinese Nobel winner
Graywolf Press of Minneapolis will publish the first collection of poems in English by Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese dissident poet who is the winner of this year's Nobel Peace… More
Liu Xiaobo and the Nobel Peace Prize
From The AtlanticTomorrow is the day when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo. (Has it only been one year since Barack Obama received the prize and made… 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
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
Analysts: Dissident’s Nobel Prize a ‘Runnng Sore’ for China
China's government is attempting to limit the impact of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Analysts and rights activists say that although… 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
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