PEN Appeal: Zhu Yufu
February 17, 2012 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,500 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of… More
Dissident Poet Zhu Yufu Sentenced
Writer Zhu Yufu was handed down a seven-year prison sentence on February 10, 2012, for his allegedly subversive poem “It’s Time.” More
PEN Appeal: Zhu Yufu
January 25, 2012 President of the People’s Republic of China His Excellency Hu Jintao State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,500 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of… More
Dissident Poet Zhu Yufu Charged with Subversion for A Poem
Writer Zhu Yufu has been charged with “subversion” for a poem posted online. More
A Poem May Get a Writer Jailed In China
Chinese writer and activist Zhu Yufu was charged with publishing a provocative poem this past week (the official charge was "inciting subversion of state power"). More
PEN Protests Charges Against Zhu Yufu, Insisting “Poetry Is Not a Crime”
PEN American Center called on Chinese authorities to drop plans to prosecute poet and activist Zhu Yufu for “inciting subversion of state power” for one of his poems, saying… More
PEN Protests Charges Against Zhu Yufu, Insisting Ÿ??Poetry Is Not a CrimeŸ?
PEN American Center called on Chinese authorities to drop plans to prosecute poet and activist Zhu Yufu for “inciting subversion of state power” for one of his poems, saying… More
Zhu Yufu Receives Tougher Sentence After Re-Trial
Nine months after trying and sentencing internet writer and activist Zhu Yufu to two years in prison for “obstructing the police from carrying out their public duty,” a Chinese… More
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