Yang Shaozheng
In 2017, Yang was informed that his undergraduate classes were to be terminated, and in 2018 he was expelled. He believes that his suspension is linked to a police… More
Liu Xiaobo
A pro-democracy activist and writer, Liu was arrested in 2009, charged with “inciting subversion of state power,” and sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2010 for penning seven… More
Dong Rubin Bianmin
After posting critical comments against Chinese authorities about alleged corruption, Dong was sentenced to six and a half years in prison in July 2014. Dong had predicted his arrest,… More
Liu Xianbin
Liu was arrested in June 2010 in relation to articles he wrote calling for political reform. Upon arrest, his home was searched and his electronic devices were confiscated. His… More
Liu Tianyi Tianyi
Graphic novelist Tianyi was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison in 2018 for making and selling obscene material. Her self-published novel Gongzhan is about a forbidden… More
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Today @SaudiEmbassyUSA celebrates #SaudiNationalDay as activist and PEN America #FreedomToWrite honoree Loujain al-Hathloul continues to face imprisonment, confinement, and torture by the Saudi government. #FreeLoujain https://bit.ly/2AF3Af8
We're calling for the immediate release of Chinese dissident poet Wang Zang and his wife. His arrest is a strike at the heart of free expression and artistic freedom in China. https://bit.ly/3iXaEVJ
TODAY: Join PEN America, @HumanitiesGC, @CullmanNYPL, & @segalcenter for the 20th & final week of Translating the Future, w/ "Translating for a World on Fire" w/ Maria Dahvana Headley & Emily Wilson, joined in conversation by LTAC Director Susan Bernofsky. https://bit.ly/3cakHEk