Protest Statement of Independent Chinese PEN Center on Continuous Detention of Dr. Liu Xiaobo
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Dr. Liu Xiaobo, board member and former president of the Independent
Chinese PEN Center (ICPC), was taken away from home by police on 8th
December 2008 for his involvement in drafting “Charter 08” and
launching a signature campaign. Since then he has been detained under
“residential surveillance” by Beijing authorities without charge and
unlawfully kept in an unknown place away from his family who has been
so far allowed to see him only twice.
Lawyer Calls for Release of Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo
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The lawyer for a prominent Chinese writer secretly detained six months
ago called on authorities Monday to free his client or formally charge
him.
Emergency Appeal By Chinese Independent Pen Association on Behalf of Missing and Detained Mainland Writers
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While the whole world commemorates the 20th anniversary of the violent
suppression of the pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, the
Chinese Independent Pen Association appeals to the Chinese government
to respect and protect the boundaries of individual rights and stop
detaining and holding under house arrest numerous of our Mainland
members.
International Scholars Appeal to Hu Jintao for Immediate Release of Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo
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Appended below is an appeal letter to China's president, Hu Jintao,
expressing "deep concern with the ongoing arbitrary detention of
literary critic and former professor of literature Liu Xiaobo" and
urging for his immediate release. The letter notes that "For the
international community to take seriously China's oft-stated commitment
to respect human rights and the rule of law, and for China's own
citizens to trust the judicial system to redress legitimate grievances,
it is urgent that China's central leadership ensure that no one be
arrested or harassed simply for the peaceful expression of his or her
views."
Reclaiming China's rights: Liu Xiaobo, an author of the '08 Charter calling for constitutional reform in China, must be freed
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The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights witnesses
more human rights violations in China. A couple of days ago, police in
Shanghai detained Liu Xiaobo, an intellectual and human rights activist, who
had been in and out of prison in the last two decades because of his
activism.
more human rights violations in China. A couple of days ago, police in
Shanghai detained Liu Xiaobo, an intellectual and human rights activist, who
had been in and out of prison in the last two decades because of his
activism.