Liao Yiwu Barred from Traveling to Frankfurt

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,650975,00.html

Chinese author and political dissident Liao Yiwu, who was due to attend an event in Berlin connected with the Frankfurt Book Fair, has been banned from traveling to Germany just weeks after the fair's organizers revoked invitations for two other Chinese writers.

Chinese author Liao Yiwu, who is also a reporter, musician and poet, has been banned by the Beijing regime from traveling to Germany, he told reporters on Wednesday.

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Am trying to keep foreign publishers informed of whom they may -- or may not -- see at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Pls advise of any web sites in English, Chinese or French, with news about Chinese authors being "advised" not to go, or simply forbidden to do so.

Bruce Humes
Chinese Books, English Reviews
www.bruce-humes.com

Bruce, September 25, 2009, 3:56a.m.

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An interview with Liao on what happened, in the Süddeutsche Zeitung: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/285/488679/text/

Mark Leenhouts, September 25, 2009, 8:39a.m.

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