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Sentencing of Poet Wang Zang and His Wife to Prison in China Shows “Repressive Environment” for Free Expression, as PEN America Calls For Their Release

Press ReleaseDecember 13, 2022

“We condemn the sentencing of Wang Zang for exercising his freedom to write, and of his wife Wang Liqin whose only apparent ‘crime’ was advocating for her husband’s rights,”… More

Grave Concern for Poet Zhang Guiqi, Sentenced to Six Years in Prison, for Calling on Xi Jinping to Step Down

Press ReleaseAugust 18, 2022

PEN America and the Independent Chinese PEN Centre condemn the conviction of poet Zhang Guiqi and calls for his immediate release. More

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China: PEN Centers Call for Xu Zhiyong’s Immediate Release

Open LetterJune 27, 2022

PEN America, PEN International, and the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) call on the Chinese government release Xu Zhiyong. More

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[VIRTUAL] Freedom to Write Index 2021: Tracking Jailed Writers and Public Intellectuals Around the World

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | 11:00 am – 12:15 pm ET
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PEN America Reacts with Alarm to News of Intimidation of Chinese Dissidents in U.S.

Press ReleaseMarch 17, 2022

Human rights groups and expert commentators have increasingly warned that authoritarian governments, with China as a prominent example, have increasingly rolled out new and expanded tactics of trans-national repression.… More

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The PEN Pod: A Reflection on Free Speech in 2021 with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewDecember 24, 2021

“Perhaps never before in our public discourse. . . has there been a moment where issues of free expression. . . have been more salient to our politics.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Self-Censorship, Book Bans, and Biden’s Virtual Democracy Summit

InterviewDecember 10, 2021

“Students are really crucial allies. They have, I think, an instinctive sense of not wanting to be told what they can and can’t read.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Peng Shuai, Critical Race Theory Taboos, and Simpsons Censorship

InterviewDecember 3, 2021

“It’s just this very palpable way in which the pressure is being felt at every level. . . from top administrators to individual professors who are being put under… More

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The PEN Pod: On The University of Austin, Myanmar, and China

InterviewNovember 19, 2021

“We’re extremely happy for Danny Fenster. . . but I think the real question is, do we see any loosening vis-à-vis the free expression of Myanmar’s own reporters and… More

[VIRTUAL] Free Speech Live!: Feminism and Free Expression in China

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm ET
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We made the news! Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for #LetUtahRead #utpol: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utahns-gather-to-read-in-protest-against-banning-books-at-the-capitol

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The chilling of schools in Florida is hitting new lows-- some teachers told not to have *books* in their classrooms. Said one: “It feels cold without all my books. It doesn’t feel like the classroom and the environment that I built.” #FreeTheBooks
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As India celebrates #RepublicDay, read this collection by prominent writers on the promises embodied in the Indian Constitution, and some of the current threats to the upholding of these rights. https://pen.org/india-at-75/ #IndiaAt75

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