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Apr 9 2012 7:56PM
Writers in Prison (9)

Chen Xi (陈西, born 28 February 1954), a freelance writer and human rights activist from Guizhou, is currently serving a 10-year imprisonment in Xingyi Prison, Xingyi City, Guizhou Province. Chen previously served three years in prison...

Apr 8 2012 7:05PM
Writers in Prison (8)

Yang Tongyan (杨同彦, a.k.a. Yang Tianshui 杨天水, born 12 April 1961), a freelance writer, member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center, is currently serving a 12-year sentence in Nanjing Prison, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. Yang is a...

Apr 8 2012 3:19PM
Mexican newspaper fights for truth

A tiny Mexican newspaper is leading the fight for truth in the face of the drugs war, says this article only just published on the Guardian website. Meanwhile Latin American leaders admit that the war against drugs has failed.

Apr 7 2012 9:10PM
Writers in Prison (7)

Shi Tao ( 师涛 , born 25 July 1968), a journalist and poet from Changsha, Hunan Province, who wrote for the daily Chinese publication Contemporary Business News , is currently serving a 10-year sentence in Hunan. Shi also wrote essays...

Apr 6 2012 9:11PM
Writers in Prison (6)

Liu Xianbin (刘贤斌, born 2 October 1968), a veteran pro-democracy and human rights activist from Suining City, Sichuan Province, currently serving his third long-term imprisonment in Chuanzhong Prison, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province...