>> Take action on behalf of imprisoned writers in China >> Join the Freedom to Write Rapid Action Network >> Sign on to the Core Freedoms Campaign >> Offer your support to the Freedom to Write Program by making a donation to PEN Home > Qi Chonghuai | | Qi Chonghuai Journalist detained June 25, 2007 following the publication on the Xinhuanet web site of an article alleging official corruption in the Tengzhou Communist Party. Qi was formally charged with “blackmail” on August 2, 2007, and his case was handed to the Tengzhou People’s Procuratorate on November 2, 2007 – one month later than the law permits. He was tried by the Tengzhou City Court in Shandong Province on May 13, 2008. Immediately following the 11-hour proceedings, Qi was convicted of “extortion and blackmail” and sentenced to four years in prison. He is currently being held at the  Tengzhou City Detention Center, and has endured abuse at the hands of court policemen.       >> Write a letter to the Chinese government >> Write a letter to President Bush >> Write a letter to your members of Congress >> Write a letter on behalf of Xu Zerong, Qi Chonghuai, and He Yanjie   NEWS June 19, 2008: 50 Days Before Olympics, PEN Urges U.S. Action for Writers Jailed in China   Home | Site Map | Copyright / Privacy Policy | Contact Us © 2004-2008 PEN American Center. All rights reserved.