PEN Appeal: Liu Xiaobo
October 13, 2010 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Mr. Meng Jianzhu Minister of Public Security East Chang’an Avenue 14 100741 Beijing P.R. China Your Excellencies, On behalf of the… More
Prominent Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo’s Appeal Rejected
International PEN continues to call on supporters to take action on behalf of Liu Xiaobo and others detained in China. Liu Xiaobo, former president and board member of the… More
Crackdown on Supporters of Prominent Dissident Writer and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo
International PEN is alarmed by an apparent crackdown on Chinese writers and intellectuals following the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo, former president… More
Slovak politicians welcome Nobel for Chinese dissident
Politicians who signed the petition to support the nomination of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for the Nobel Peace Prize this year have praised the decision of the Norwegian Nobel… More
Nobel laureate’s wife detained
The wife of Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese dissident who won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, has said she is being held under house arrest at her home in Beijing. More
Nobel Peace Prize winner nominated by Appiah
When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to imprisoned human rights activist Liu Xiaobo on Friday, the news sparked international dialogue about the future of human rights in China. More
Are we going to stand for Liu Xiaobo’s incarceration?
Shortly after being sentenced to 11 years in prison for subversion in 2009, Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo issued a statement through his lawyer. More
Philip Hensher: Human rights, in the Chinese sense
It was riled into one of its periodic, highly touchy statements of self-righteousness when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo. More
Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo’s Wife Under House Arrest
The wife of China's Nobel Peace Prize winner said late Sunday that Chinese authorities had allowed her to visit husband Liu Xiaobo in prison over the weekend, then… More
Intellectuals held in China crackdown after Liu Xiaobo gets Nobel
More than 30 Chinese intellectuals have been detained, warned or placed under house arrest in a crackdown aimed at stifling celebration following the award of the Nobel peace prize… More
Support for the freedom to read with exclusive designs by Todd Parr, Mike Curato, Art Spiegelman, and more!
