Mr. Meng co-founded the Independent Chinese PEN Center, a nonprofit organization formed in 2011 to promote freedom of expression and publication.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Peter Boizot, Founder of the PizzaExpress Chain, Dies at 89
He grew up on a limited diet, but in Italy he discovered pizza and took that love home to England, where an international success was born.
William Blum, U.S. Policy Critic Cited by bin Laden, Dies at 85
He railed in relative obscurity against what he viewed as United States imperialism, until he received an unexpected endorsement from the founder of Al Qaeda.
Lothar Baumgarten Dies at 74; Artist Explored Collision of Cultures
Many of his conceptual pieces drew on the months he spent living with a tribe in the Amazon.
Lyudmila Alexeyeva, ‘Grandmother’ of Russia’s Human Rights Movement, Dies at 91
Ms. Alexeyeva, who had been the most prominent surviving dissident of the Soviet era, spent a lifetime challenging abusive leaders.
Mastanamma, YouTube Sensation for Her Indian Cooking, Dies at 107
She presided over a spectacularly popular video channel, cooking emu eggs and pizza. Fans also loved her salt-of-the-earth sense of humor.
Lady Trumpington, Code Breaker and Irreverent Politician, Dies at 96
A Bletchley Park worker during World War II and a New York socialite in the 1950s, she became a government minister and a celebrity in her 90s.
Aldyr Schlee, 83, Dies; Created Brazil Soccer Team’s Iconic Jersey
Mr. Schlee won a contest, though he was skeptical about the rules: The jersey design had to use the blue, green, white and yellow of Brazil’s flag.
Jean Mohr, Photographer Who Found Heart Amid Bleakness, Dies at 93
He toured the world, often to record the aftermath of calamity, and collaborated on books with acclaimed writers.
Judith Kazantzis, British Feminist Poet and Activist, Dies at 78
Ms. Kazantzis found freedom from the drudgery of being a housewife by breaking down patriarchal norms and writing about people who faced injustices.