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December 19th, 2008
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English PEN was delighted to learn that leading activist and dissident writer, Hu Jia, who at present is serving a three-and a half prison sentence in China, received the prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Expression granted by the European Parliament on 17 December 2008.
To read the BBC report on the award and see the video message sent by Hu Jia’s wife, human rights activist and internet writer Zeng Jinyan, please click here.
For more information on Hu Jia’s case, please click here.
Originally posted with the url: www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/bulletins/chinadissidentwriterhujiawinssakharovprize/
