Re: Hong Kong injunction seeking to ban “Glory to Hong Kong”
PEN America joined 23 civil society organizations regarding a legal injunction being sought by the Hong Kong government that would effectively ban intermediaries from broadcasting or distributing online, including… More
Joint Letter to US Secretary of State on His Visit to China
We write on behalf of 42 nongovernmental organizations that report on and advocate for human rights in China, Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang. More
ARC Condemns Arrest of Singer Denise Ho by Hong Kong National Police
Earlier today, Hong Kong’s National Police arrested singer and pro-democracy activist Denise Ho at her home on suspicion of violating the colonial-era Crimes Ordinance by allegedly conspiring to release… More
The PEN Pod: On Peng Shuai, Critical Race Theory Taboos, and Simpsons Censorship
“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
PEN America Denounces Disney’s Removal of Simpsons Episode
"This type of preemptive self-censorship represents the end-game of all censors: to have the targets of censorship police themselves." More
Artists at Risk Connection Releases New Podcast, ‘Creating Artistic Resilience: Voices of Asia’
In a limited-run podcast Creating Artistic Resilience: Voices of Asia from PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection, five artists and cultural rights defenders from Myanmar, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the… More
The PEN Pod: On Censorship, Academic Freedom, and Hate Speech
“Even if you didn’t believe that fighting against hate crimes is just the right thing to do, as a moral matter, I think it’s also instrumental for the protection… More
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Testifies on Censorship and Free Speech Issues in China
“The regime’s determination to hunt down dissenters wherever they are instills a sense of fear from which there is no escape, even far beyond Saudi borders.” More
Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, and Nathan Law | Status: Imprisoned | China/Hong Kong
Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, and Nathan Law are three prominent student activists who played a leading role in the 2014 Occupy Central Movement in Hong Kong. More
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