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Despite the Chinese government's pledges to improve human rights, PEN has seen little or no progress for freedom of expression in China in recent months. On December 8, 2008, authorities arrested prominent PEN Member Liu Xiaobo after he co-authored Charter 08, a manifesto calling for greater freedoms and democracy in China that was signed by hundreds citizens from all walks of life throughout all corners of the country. He is being held on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” If convicted, he faces at least three years in prison. His case illustrates the lengths the Chinese government will still go to stifle free expression, and the determination of Chinese writers to fight for this most basic right. We stand with them in their struggle. |
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RECENT EVENTS
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On the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, PEN honored the more than 40 writers imprisoned in China. >> More
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RECENT NEWS
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 December 9, 2008:
Leading PEN Member Liu Xiaobo Detained in China on Eve of Human Rights Day
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 October 17, 2008:
PEN: Signs “Discouraging” for Post-Olympics Human Rights Improvements in China
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 August 8, 2008:
PEN Gives Voice to Silenced Writers in China on Eve of the Olympics
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>> Complete News Archive
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PRESS
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China Silences Critics as Olympics Near, Report Says
Bloomberg News
 Chinese Dissident Honored for Writings
All Things Considered, NPR
Writers Petition China
The World, BBC
>> Complete Press Archive
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RESOURCES
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Beyond the Olympics: The Freedom to Write in China, After the Spotlight
An assessment on the state of freedom of expression in China before, during, and after the Olympic Games. >> More
Failing to Deliver: An Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression in China
a progress report on the state of freedom of expression in China. >> More
PEN's letter to the Chinese government
We are writing on behalf of our members and the entire community of International PEN . . . to urge you to release 40 of our colleagues who are in prison in your country in violation of their right to freedom of expression. >> More
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