An international prize given to “an imprisoned or persecuted writer in jeopardy because of health or other reasons” has been awarded to Yang Tongyan, a Chinese writer in jail on anti-government charges. I did not find excerpts of what he wrote, but the panel behind the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award says he is a champion of free speech and democracy in China. Apparently Yang is serving a 12-year prison term for speaking his mind too freely.