(Approved by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 84th World Congress, in Pune, India from 25-29 September 2018)
PEN International has for many years expressed concern about serious and sweeping restrictions on freedom of expression in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including through resolutions adopted at its annual Congresses, most recently at its 83rd World Congress in September 2017. Continue reading
PEN International: Resolution on the People’s Republic of China (2018)已关闭评论
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Pen name CAO Dapao
Sex Male
Birth date 1985-04-23
Birth place Yangjian Village, Tinghu District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province
Resident place Chejiabi, Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province Continue reading
On September 26, 2018, the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court upheld a lower court’s ruling on veteran rights activist Qin Yongmin’s case: conviction of subversion of state power, a 13-year prison term, and three years of post-release deprivation of political rights. Continue reading
Final Verdict on Qin Yongmin from the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court已关闭评论
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Tagged appeal, Hubei, QIN YONGMIN, verdict, Wuhan
Pen name Zhang Shengyu
Sex Male
Birth date 1969-04-04
Birth place Guiyang County, Hunan Province
Resident place Guangzhou City, Guangzhou Province Continue reading
Dear Mr Pichai,
Like many of Google’s own employees, we are extremely concerned by reports that Google is developing a new censored search engine app for the Chinese market. The project, codenamed “Dragonfly”, would represent an alarming capitulation by Google on human rights. The Chinese government extensively violates the rights to freedom of expression and privacy; by accommodating the Chinese authorities’ repression of dissent, Google would be actively participating in those violations for millions of internet users in China. Continue reading
Open letter to Google on reported plans to launch a censored search engine in China已关闭评论
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Chinese dissident Qin Yongmin, who is now 64, pictured in 1993–AFP/Getty Images
One of China’s highest-profile democracy campaigners has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for “subversion of state power”.
Qin Yongmin, 64, has already spent a total of 22 years behind bars. Continue reading
Qin Yongmin: Prominent Chinese dissident jailed for 13 years已关闭评论
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Sex Male