censorship, china, gui minhai, pen, sweden, tucholsky prize

China to Sanction Sweden Over Honoring Controversial Book Publisher?

Last month, the Swedish chapter of PEN (a worldwide association of writers) gave its Tucholsky Prize to Gui Minhai, a persecuted Chinese-born book publisher. In retaliation, China seems to be preparing to impose sanctions on Sweden. Minhai is currently being detained by Beijing for criticizing the communist state. The sanctions China had warned Sweden not ...

December 11, 2019

Max Lu

Despite Threats From Chinese Embassy, Sweden Awards Literature Prize to Activist

Sweden’s culture minister recently awarded the Tucholsky Prize to Chinese author and activist Gui Minhai despite threats from Beijing that such an act would trigger “serious consequences.” Gui is currently under detention in China. He has written dozens of books that criticize the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its ideology, policies, and the people associated with ...

November 28, 2019

Jessica Kneipp