CHALLENGES OF INDEPENDENT WRITINGS IN CHINA, EAST TURKISTAN AND TIBET
Sunday 15 April 2012 from 4 to 6pm
A panel discussion
On the eve of the London Book Fair (16 to 18 April) this seminar provides an alternative platform for Chinese, Uyghur and Tibetan writers and researchers living in a free democratic society, who will share their peers' experience and challenges in China, East Turkistan and Tibet, where censorship on the intellectual community is a top priority for the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
Panelists include:
- Dr. David C.W. Tsui, Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford
- Mr Lama Jabb, PhD Candidate at University of Oxford
- Ms Tienchi Martin-Liao, President of the Independent Chinese PEN Centre
- Mr Kaiser Abdurasul, President, International PEN Uyghur Centre, Sweden
- Ms Kate Saunders, Head of Monitoring, International Campaign for Tibet
Venue:
Park Crescent Conference Centre (The Fitzrovia Room)
International Students House
229 Great Portland Street
London, W1W 5PN
Direction: http://www.pccc.co.uk/contact
Underground stations: Great Portland Street or Regent’s Park
Free entry – All welcome!