CHINA – TIBET: PEN calls for release of writer and editor Kunchok Tsephel Gopey Tsang
PEN reiterates its calls on the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Tibetan writer and editor, Kunchok Tsephel Gopey Tsang. Gopey Tsang, the co-founder/editor of the Tibetan language… More
China: Suspension of Feminist Social Media Another Example of “Zero Tolerance”
NEW YORK—The suspension of a feminist group’s social media accounts underscores China’s “zero tolerance” policy for free speech and human rights, said PEN America in a statement today. On February… More
Fears for Chinese Poet Liu Xia’s Life After Troubling Phone Call to Friend
Reports that Chinese poet Liu Xia, who is spending her seventh year under house without charge, has made rare and risky contact with a fellow writer to lament her… More
China: New VPN Regulations an Attempt to Narrow Last Lifeline to a Free Internet
China’s move to outlaw the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) represents another step toward the regime’s attempts to obtain complete control over access to information in China, PEN… More
Hong Kong: Latest Lawsuit an Attempt to Silence Legislators’ Voices
The push by Hong Kong's government to unseat additional legislators from its legislative council amounts to an egregious politically motivated attempt to silence democratically-elected politicians for their political opinions… More
CHINA’S REJECTION OF ACTIVIST’S APPEAL A DISAPPOINTING SETBACK
NEW YORK—PEN America is dismayed to learn of the summary rejection of imprisoned Chinese activist Zhang Haitao's long-delayed appeal. Today, the High People's Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region… More
Blogger and Activist Liu Yanli Charged with Defamation in China
PEN America is concerned over the detention and sentencing of Chinese blogger, Liu Yanli. More
China: Two Independent Chinese PEN Center Members Given Harsh Sentences
The sentencing of two Independent Chinese PEN Center members to lengthy prison terms for the publication of pro-democracy essays is yet another blow in the government’s crackdown on free… More
Huang Zerong (Tie Liu) | Status: Released | China
Chinese writer Huang Zerong (also known by his pen name Tie Liu) was disappeared by authorities from his Chengdu home in early May 2016. More
Hong Kong: Editor dismissed after publishing story on Panama Papers
The dismissal of a top editor at Ming Pao, one of Hong Kong’s most respected papers, after the publication of a story about Hong Kong residents implicated in the… More