PEN America: Detention of Chinese Writer and Documentarian Du Bin Appears to Be Politically-Motivated
December 19, 2020
December 19, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Dec. 18:
The detention of writer and filmmaker Du Bin in Beijing appears to be another instance of the politically-motivated targeting of artists and other creatives within China, PEN America said today.
Du, a writer and documentary filmmaker, has reportedly been detained in Beijing for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," a common charge used against government critics, activists, and . . .
The detention of writer and filmmaker Du Bin in Beijing appears to be another instance of the politically-motivated targeting of artists and other creatives within China, PEN America said today.
Du, a writer and documentary filmmaker, has reportedly been detained in Beijing for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," a common charge used against government critics, activists, and . . .