The “Stability Maintenance System” versus the Rule of Law
To maintain the privileges of vested interests, China has created a “stability maintenance system” that extends official control over society and represses civil rights. The main feature of this… More
Why Does the Communist Party Leadership Still “Sing Red” in 2012?
In 2008, after the Sichuan earthquake and the Beijing Olympics, Politburo Standing Committee propaganda chief Li Changchun, CCP Central Propaganda Department Director Liu Yunshan, and Beijing Municipal Party Committee… More
Human Rights in Post-Olympic China
One thing the Chinese government and its leaders often say to outsiders is that “Chinese people mean what they say!”The “Chinese people” who are involuntarily represented by the Chinese… More
Never-Ending, Hidden Rules
I never celebrated my birthday when I was growing up, so I haven’t really given birthdays a lot of thought later in life. But last year, a group of… More
Media Advisory: “If They Tell You I’m Free, Tell Them I’m Not Free”
WHAT: #ShesNotFree #JumpTheFireWall A digital campaign to protest China’s violations of free expressionWHEN:April 30, 2013, at 8 pm at the PEN Literary Gala, honoring Philip RothWHERE: American Museum… More
PEN Protests Increased Pressure on Liu Xia
PEN American Center today expressed alarm over reports that Chinese authorities have arrested Liu Xia's brother in China. More
PEN’s Letter to Chinese Authorities Protesting the Treatment of Liu Xia
March 29, 2013XI Jinping Guojia ZhuxiPresidentThe State Council General Office2 FuyoujieXichengquBeijingshi 100017People’s Republic of ChinaLI Keqiang Guojia ZongliPremierThe State Council General Office2 FuyoujieXichengquBeijingshi 100017People’s Republic of ChinaFax: +86 10… More
Tsering Woeser | Status: Under Threat | China
Award-winning Tibetan writer and poet Woeser was born in 1966 in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, where her father was a soldier in the People’s Liberation Army. More
Renewed Demands for Information About Welfare of Leading Uighur Writer Nurmuhemmet Yasin
PEN International reiterates calls for information about the welfare of detained Chinese writer Nurmuhemmet Yasin, following unconfirmed and disputed reports that he died in prison in 2010. More
Activists Break Through Security to Visit Liu Xia
Last Friday, writers, activists, and intellectuals Hu Jia, Xu Youyu, Hao Jian, and Liu Di broke through a security cordon around their friend Liu Xia's apartment in Beijing and… More
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