China Formally Charges Chinese-Australian Novelist
“From the very beginning, at every turn, the Chinese government’s treatment of Yang Hengjun has been marked by an almost-complete disregard for international law and for the rule of… More
Yang Hengjun
Chinese-born Australian writer Yang was seized by Chinese authorities during a visit to China in January 2019. Held incommunicado and interrogated for nearly two years, he was formally charged… More
Zhang Zhan
After seven months in pretrial detention, on December 28, 2020, a court sentenced Zhang, a citizen journalist covering COVID-19, to four years in prison for “picking quarrels and stirring… More
Chinese Dissident Poet Wang Zang Arrested
“Wang Zang's arrest is a strike at the heart of free expression and artistic freedom in China." More
New Inner Mongolia Education Policy Threatens to Degrade Language Rights
"It is difficult to understand how the Chinese government can claim with a straight face to be upholding the language rights of ethnic Mongolians, when this new policy will… More
Hong Kong Security Law Forcing U.S. Professors to Take Steps to Protect Students
"We are seeing a chilling illustration of the global consequences of the Chinese government's system of censorship, surveillance, and criminalization of speech." More
Joint Statement on Magnitsky Sanctions Against China for Egregious Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
PEN America urges the U.S., U.K., and Canadian governments to collaborate on targeted sanctions against China for human rights abuses in Xinjiang. More
PEN America: Banning TikTok, WeChat Is Risky
"Banning apps is a whack-a-mole approach. It also sets a dangerous precedent for the government to shut down other social media apps in the name of national security." More
Chinese Government Censorship Poses Clear Risk to Creative Freedom in U.S. Filmmaking
PEN America today said Chinese government censorship is exerting influence on Hollywood and the global filmmaking industry, posing a clear threat to free speech and artistic expression. More
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