Lu Huihuang
Lu is an online commentator who has published extensively on democratic issues calling for constitutional reforms since 2013. He was detained multiple times since 2018 for his commentary. On… More
Sheng Xue Zang Xihong
Sheng is a Chinese-Canadian author, a PEN Canada member, and a prominent human rights activist. She wrote three books in 2001 and 2008, all of which were banned in… More
A Censorship Tale Ensnares a Prestigious Book Prize
The evil genius of the CCP’s censorship system is that it transforms the very people who should be the greatest defenders of creative freedom into accomplices of censorship. More
Chinese Woman’s Rights Activist Li Qiaochu Convicted of Inciting Subversion
PEN America condemns the unjust conviction and sentencing of Chinese labor and women’s rights activist Li Qiaochu. Li, who is the partner of imprisoned activist, essayist, and PEN/Barbey Freedom… More
Yongpei Qin
A human rights lawyer and online activist, Yongpei is serving a 5 year sentence on charges of "inciting subversion of state power." Yongpei was first detained in October 2019… More
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