US Group: Foreign Authors Censored in China Without Knowing
A U.S.-based advocacy group is warning Western authors to be vigilant of censorship of their work in China's fast-growing book publishing industry, which is sometimes done without their knowledge. More
Liu Xiaobo Is Locked Up in China, and Locked Out of the Translation of a Paul Auster Novel
The works of the New York writer Paul Auster often hinge on ominous disappearances, and his novel “Sunset Park” has passages about the secretive detention of the Chinese dissident-writer… More
New PEN Report Reveals Politically Motivated Censorship in Chinese Translations
Many Western authors, agents, and publishers have not paid close attention to what happens to their books when published in China, to the point where many are not even… More
Conviction of Gao Yu Part of China’s Effort to Silence Journalists
Prominent journalist and activist Gao Yu's conviction today delivers another blow to free expression in China. More
Conviction of 81-year-old Chinese Publisher an Attempt to Suppress China’s History
Tie published a small-circulation, not-for-profit journal that collected the memoirs of individuals who had been persecuted for criticizing the Communist Party in the 1950s. More
China convicts 81-year-old writer who criticised propaganda chief
A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced an 81-year-old writer to jail on a charge of illegal business after he criticised the ruling Communist Party's propaganda chief in online essays,… More
PEN Staff and Members Visit Writers in China
After several days in Beijing, a delegation from PEN arrived safely in Hong Kong this last night. More
Attacks and Censorship in Hong Kong
Is Hong Kong still a bastion of free expression in a region gripped by censorship? More
Cat and Mouse, Dog and Ouroboros
For many years China has been a prototype for countries trying to control and censor the Internet, but it seems that censorship in China has reached the end of… More
PEN Member Arrested for Supporting Hong Kong Protests
As pro-democracy protests enter their third week in Hong Kong, Beijing’s efforts to suppress information on and support for the occupy movement have extended to PEN’s ranks as Independent… More