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PEN Appeals to Xi Jinping for Release of Imprisoned Chinese

By EDWARD WONG SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 5:04 AM September 18, 2015 5:04 am

18sino-pen01-tmagArticleA photograph of Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel Peace laureate, at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. In 2009, he was charged with “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to 11 years in prison.Credit Espen Rasmussen for The New York Times

For them, pens and laptops are the tools of their trade and their megaphones to the world. Among their ranks are some of the best-known chroniclers of American society and Continue reading

Global Call for Release of Dr Wang Bingzhang for His Daughter’s Wedding Ceremony

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Global Call for Release of Dr Wang Bingzhang for His Daughter’s Wedding Ceremony

Ms. Wang Tianna, daughter of the founder of China’s overseas democracy movement, has urged global leaders to help release her father for her wedding ceremony in July. Continue reading