Home > Wang Dejia Wang Dejia Internet writer and dissident, arrested December 13, 2007 at his home in Quanzhou in Guangxi Province on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power” in relation to his online articles critical of the Chinese government in advance of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Wang was held at the Detention Center of Quanzhou County before being released on January 12, 2008, pending trial, on condition that he not write anything “attacking the leadership of the Party and State,” “inciting subversion of state power,” or any “political commentary.”       Thank you for sending appeals on this case. No further action is required. NEWS January 16, 2008: PEN Concerned About Terms of Release of Cyber-Dissident in China December 20, 2007: PEN Condemns New Detention of Cyber-Dissident in China: 231 Days Before the Olympics, Number of Jailed Writers Rises to 41     Home | Site Map | Copyright / Privacy Policy | Contact Us © 2004-2012 PEN American Center. All rights reserved.