China activists harassed for speaking on human rights
Chinese activists said Tuesday that they were harassed by police and warned not to talk to U.S. officials visiting China for the first human rights talks between the two… More
Haunted by Murder, Iraqi ‘Fixer’ Struggles in U.S.
In October 2006, Iraqi journalist and translator Ahmed Ali spoke on his mobile phone with the Shia militiamen who had kidnapped his sister's husband. "Do not worry, you will… More
Left Behind: Scott Pelley On The Plight Of Iraqis Who Helped The U.S.
When U.S. troops invaded Iraq, they had a major handicap – they didn’t speak the language. There would have been no progress, and likely more American dead, had it… More
Chinese Authorities Detain Writer Zhou Yuanzhi
Zhou Yuanzhi, a writer and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center, has been detained in connection with his writings and could face trial for inciting subversion, a development… More
Writers take on China Censorship
Ninety-nine days before the Olympics opening ceremonies in Beijing, several literary giants — Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and Edward Albee, among them — announced they would be delivering a… More
PEN Petitions Chinese Government to Release Imprisoned Writers
At a press conference in New York this morning PEN announced its intent to petition the Chinese government to free 39 Chinese writers who have been jailed for exercising… More
Writers petition China
A group of writers delivered a letter today to China's United Nations mission in New York. The letter urged the release of 39 Chinese writers and journalists believed to… More
Writers Demand China Release Imprisoned Writers
Members of the PEN American Center say the petition is simply asking the Chinese government to live up to the pledge Beijing made to improve its human rights record… More
PEN Writer and Chinese Citizen Yu Zhang Denied Entry to Hong Kong
Members of International PEN protest in the strongest possible terms the refusal yesterday of Hong Kong officials to allow distinguished Chinese journalist Dr. Yu Zhang, Secretary-General of the Independent… More
PEN Petitions China
With its annual World Voices Festival of International Literature coming to town next week, PEN American Center, the human rights organization for writers, is focusing on China as the… More
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