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20 October 2010

The PEN All-India Centre strongly condemns the removal of Rohinton Mistry’s novel, Such A Long Journey, from the SYBA syllabus of the University of Mumbai’s Literature course. We also express our great disappointment at the manner in which politicians belonging

独立中文笔会关于刘晓波荣获诺贝尔和平奖的声明

（2010年10月8日）

独立中文笔会欣闻本会荣誉会长刘晓波博士今天荣获2010年度诺贝尔和平奖，在此表达我们的衷心祝贺，并向所有呼吁、推动和支持他获奖以及关注他因言获罪判刑的海内外各界人士表示诚挚的感谢。

Independent Chinese PEN Centre (ICPC) is extremely happy to have heard today that Dr. Liu Xiaobo, its Honorary President, is awarded to the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010, and expresses our heartfelt congratulations, and sincere thanks to all of those in China and overseas who have