Posted July 29th, 2014 by Cat Lucas & filed under Campaigns.
English PEN is delighted to be supporting fellow charity Give A Book with the establishment of dedicated Book Rooms at HMP Wormwood Scrubs
For more than a decade, English PEN has been sending writers Continue reading
English PEN supports new Book Rooms at HMP Wormwood Scrubs已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News, Religious Freedom
8:23 pm HKT Jul 29, 2014
Zhou Yongkang, pictured in 2007. Reuters
China’s social media microblogs, the country’s de facto town square, Continue reading
July 23, 2014
Thoughts on the artist’s one-man exhibition in Berlin.
Ai Weiwei He Xie
Ai Weiwei’s piece ‘He Xie’ at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. Photo provided by Tienchi Martin-Liao.
The largest one-man exhibition of Ai Weiwei’s artwork ended this week in Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau. Continue reading
Tienchi Martin-Liao: Ai Weiwei’s Art and the Chinese Tragi-Comedy已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Tienchi Martin-Liao
Tagged Ai Weiwei, Tragi-Comedy
September 3, 2013
An award-winning Chinese writer provokes and exposes the CCP, despite official bans and censorship.
Yan Lianke
Chinese author Yan Lianke. Photo: friends.sfpl via Flickr.
This year the Chinese writer Yan Lianke has been longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. Continue reading
Tienchi Martin-Liao: Yan Lianke: A Master of Sarcasm已关闭评论
Posted in Culture, Tienchi Martin-Liao
Tagged Chinese author, Yan Lianke
published: July 28, 2014
LI HUAPING (李化平),
Before Li Huaping (李化平) became known by his real name, he was known among Chinese netizens Continue reading
Xiao Guozhen：Li Huaping-A Child of Freedom已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Writers in Prison
Tagged Li Huaping, Xiao Guozhen
The Wuxi Christian Church in China’s Zhejiang Province. The authorities have issued demolition notices to more than 100 churches in the area.
DIDI TANG / ASSOCIATED PRESS
JULY 28, 2014
BEIJING — In another sign of the authorities’ efforts Continue reading
China Removes Crosses From Two More Churches in Crackdown已关闭评论
Posted in Religious Freedom
Tagged Crosses, Religious Freedom, Removes, Wenzhou
Posted 27 July 2014 21:09 GMT
Screen Capture of the House News’ Facebook Page. The site had more than 230 thousand Facebook followers before it shut down. Continue reading
‘Terrified’ Founder Decides to Shutter Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Site ‘House News’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, House News, Occupy Central movement
