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PEN International Letter to ICPC President Tienchi Martin-Liao

Posted on 11/06/2016 by | PEN International Letter to ICPC President Tienchi Martin-Liao已关闭评论

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PEN International Letter to ICPC President Tienchi Martin-Liao已关闭评论

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Blogger and Activist Liu Yanli Charged with Defamation in China

Posted on 11/04/2016 by | Blogger and Activist Liu Yanli Charged with Defamation in China已关闭评论

November 4, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

NEW YORK – PEN America is disturbed that after more than a month in detention, blogger Liu Yanli, a member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center, has been formally charged with defamation for a few short social media messages posted to a closed group of online friends.

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China Detains Jilin Activist For Wearing Anti-Xi Jinping T-Shirt

Posted on 11/03/2016 by | China Detains Jilin Activist For Wearing Anti-Xi Jinping T-Shirt已关闭评论
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Kwon Pyong is shown wearing T-shirt criticizing Chinese president Xi Jinping, Sept. 30, 2016. Photo courtesy of Kwon Pyong’s Twitter account

Chinese authorities have secretly detained a graduate of a U.S. university who supported human rights and pro-democracy campaigns after he told friends he would wear a T-shirt merging the name of President Xi Jinping with Hitler’s. Continue reading →

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Ray Hecht: Party Members: a gruesome China book review

Posted on 11/01/2016 by | Ray Hecht: Party Members: a gruesome China book review已关闭评论

party-membersParty Members by Arthur Meursault is an intense, ugly, gruesome work of fiction that will leave most feeling nauseous. It’s also a page-turner that is kind of essential reading for China observers. Reader discretion is advised, be aware that this one may offend many if not all… Continue reading →

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Rights Groups Call For Release of Chinese Citizen Journalist Detained at G20

Posted on 10/31/2016 by | Rights Groups Call For Release of Chinese Citizen Journalist Detained at G20已关闭评论
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Citizen journalist Yuan Ying, one of the Tianwang contributors already released, is shown in an undated photo. RFA

Chinese police are still holding a citizen journalist detained during the G20 summit in Hangzhou last month, prompting calls for her release from an international rights group concerned that she may be at risk of torture. Continue reading →

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‘She Was The Pride of The Mongolian People’

Posted on 10/30/2016 by | ‘She Was The Pride of The Mongolian People’已关闭评论
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Inner Mongolian dissident Huuchinhuu is shown in an undated photo provided by her family. RFA

Chinese authorities have shuttered a popular website used by ethnic Mongolians following the death of a veteran dissident writer. Continue reading →

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Joyce Huang: Detained Lawyers’ Families Send Open Letter to China’s Xi Jinping

Posted on 10/29/2016 by | Joyce Huang: Detained Lawyers’ Families Send Open Letter to China’s Xi Jinping已关闭评论
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China Lawyers Crackdown: In this Wednesday, July 6, 2016 photo, Yuan Shanshan, the wife of detained Chinese lawyer Xie Yanyi, holds an official notice of Xie’s detention from the Tianjin Public Security Bureau in their apartment in Miyun, on the outskirts of Beijing.

As China hosts high-level political meetings in Beijing, the families of five jailed human rights lawyers have written President Xi Jinping an open letter, urging the top leader to stop a controversial nationwide crackdown of lawyers. Continue reading →

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Tienchi Martin-Liao: The Unwelcome Chinese

Posted on 10/28/2016 by | Tienchi Martin-Liao: The Unwelcome Chinese已关闭评论
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Chinese tourists in Edinburgh. Image via Wikimedia Commons

Although insulting, Chen Pokong’s book is accurate in portraying a China that indulges in capitalistic consumption.

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