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A CHINESE author has been jailed for 10-years for writing a novel that includes gay sex scenes under the country’s anti-pornography laws.
A court in Anhui province found the writer, known only as Liu, guilty of producing and selling “obscene material” following the publication of her novel Occupation.
More than 7,000 copies of the book are believed to have been sold and she was charged under laws under which pornography is banned.
MARJORIE MAYO welcomes an account of family life after Oscar Wilde, a cathartic exercise, written by his grandson
Held at a last-minute undisclosed venue amid fear of disruption, a Women’s Rights Network event brought together authors and activists, offering a day of debate on feminism’s past, present and future. JADE MIDDLETON reports
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the difficulties surrounding freedom of expression
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Women’s Declaration International conference on feminist struggles from Britain to the Far East