Du Daobin is a prolific internet political essayist from Hubei Province, China, and a member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC). He was taken into custody on October 28, 2003 at his workplace and has been detained ever since. On April 21, 2004, Du Daobin was indicted by the Xiaogan procuratorate, Hubei, on the charge of "inciting subversion" based on 26 articles he posted online. On June 11, 2004, Du Daobin was sentenced for 3 years imprisonment and 2 years deprivation of political rights. The sentence was suspented for 4 years.

A Letter to Vaclav Have

Excerpt: Du Daobin's Views on Going to Prison [written before he was arrested]

Commentary: Subversion of State Power is Legal

My Conscience Forbids Me to Keep Silent Any Longer

China's Foreign Aid Should Be Public Knowledge

Du Daobin: ¡°Will My Going to Prison Change Anything?¡± By Andrea Worden