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English PEN supports new Book Rooms at HMP Wormwood Scrubs

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

Back to the Basement-Ping-Pong: It’s a whole new ball game.

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BY NANCY FRANKLIN

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Fall of Zhou Yongkang Lights Up China’s Internet

8:23 pm HKT Jul 29, 2014

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Zhou Yongkang, pictured in 2007. Reuters

China’s social media microblogs, the country’s de facto town square, Continue reading

Tienchi Martin-Liao: Ai Weiwei’s Art and the Chinese Tragi-Comedy

July 23, 2014

Thoughts on the artist’s one-man exhibition in Berlin.

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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: Yan Lianke: A Master of Sarcasm

September 3, 2013
An award-winning Chinese writer provokes and exposes the CCP, despite official bans and censorship.

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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

Xiao Guozhen:Li Huaping-A Child of Freedom

published: July 28, 2014

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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

China Removes Crosses From Two More Churches in Crackdown

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The Wuxi Christian Church in China’s Zhejiang Province. The authorities have issued demolition notices to more than 100 churches in the area.

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BEIJING — In another sign of the authorities’ efforts Continue reading

‘Terrified’ Founder Decides to Shutter Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Site ‘House News’

Posted 27 July 2014 21:09 GMT
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Screen Capture of the House News’ Facebook Page. The site had more than 230 thousand Facebook followers before it shut down. Continue reading