11 June 2014
PEN launches campaign in defence of freedom of expression
As Brazil comes under the spotlight for the 2014 World Cup PEN International is launching a global online campaign calling on Brazil and other participating countries to respect and protect the fundamental right to freedom of expression. Continue reading
Keeping Score at the World Cup已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged Freedom of Expression, PEN, World Cup
BY EDITORIAL BOARD June 18 at 7:46 PM
A SINGLE thread seems to run through recent detentions and arrests in China: The authorities are cracking down on lawyers and other people who have demanded that China follow its own laws. Continue reading
China arrests a lawyer for urging it to uphold its laws已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen
Posted: 06/18/2014 2:00 pm EDT Updated: 06/18/2014 2:00 pm EDT
My latest mystery/crime novel Third Rail (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) has it all — a charismatic but troubled cop who loses his gun, a deadly smart drug, a small town in turmoil, and a big city wrestling with corruption. What doesn’t it have? My name on the cover. After many novels and many more years, Continue reading
9 Famous Authors Who Used Pen Names To Reinvent Themselves已关闭评论
Posted in Publications
Tagged J. K. Rowling, Stephen King
By Vicky Baker / 17 June, 2014
Index on Censorship magazine: summer issue 2014
In the summer issue of Index on Censorship magazine, Continue reading
Europe after the Berlin Wall: Latest issue已关闭评论
Posted in History, Publications
Tagged Berlin Wal, Europe
Professor Robert Bickers of the University of Bristol explores the contradictions, patriotic fervour and battlefield experiences of the largest contingent of Shanghai British to fight the Kaiser’s forces in Europe, and the story of the city they left behind. Continue reading
Getting stuck in for Shanghai已关闭评论
Posted in History, Publications
Tagged First World War, Robert Bickers, Shanghai
New Citizens’ Movement activists Liu Ping and Wei Zhongping were each sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Thursday, while a third, Li Sihua, received a sentence of three years. Continue reading
Long Prison Sentences for Three New Citizen Activists已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, New Citizens' Movement
Tagged Liu Ping, New Citizens' Movement, Wei Zhongping
19 June 2014 Last updated at 00:04 ET
The activists with their banner
New Citizens’ Movement calls for more openness from the government
Three Chinese anti-corruption activists have been given lengthy jail terms for urging officials to disclose wealth.
Wei Zhongping and Liu Ping, associated with the New Citizens’ Movement, were given six-and-a-half years in jail. A third activist, Li Sihua, received a shorter sentence. Continue reading
China jails ‘New Citizens’ Movement’ activists已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, New Citizens' Movement
Tagged Li Sihua, Liu Ping, New Citizens' Movement, Wei Zhongping
2014-06-17
Chinese parents stand next to their children suffering from lead poisoning at a hospital in Anhui province, Jan. 6, 2011.
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China Suspends Officials After Lead Poisoning in Hunan Children已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines
Tagged Children, Hunan, Lead Poisoning
