Tsering Woeser Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser, seen here in a 2008 photo, has been placed under house arrest along with her husband, author Wang Lixiong. (AP/Ng Han Guan)

China puts Tibetan writer and husband under house arrest amid Kerry visit

July 9, 2014 3:29 PM EDT

New York, July 9, 2014–Chinese authorities should immediately release two writers who have been placed under house arrest in Beijing, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The move comes as China hosts U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.