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Amid Hong Kong Paper’s Closure, Apple Daily Editorial Writer Arrested

Press ReleaseJune 25, 2021

The arrest of an editorial writer at the Apple Daily represents the deepening criminalization of free expression in Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law. More

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Closure of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Is “Death Knell for Independent Media”

Press ReleaseJune 23, 2021

There should be no pretense that this is anything other than a death knell for independent media in Hong Kong. More

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PEN America Calls Hong Kong Newspaper Raid “An Act of War on Press Freedom”

Press ReleaseJune 17, 2021

PEN America decried the news that Hong Kong police had raided the offices of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and arrested five executives. More

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Artists Across Asia Face Dire Threats to Free Expression

Press ReleaseJune 9, 2021

“The reality is that artists in many parts of Asia are increasingly at risk merely for exercising their fundamental right to freedom of expression.” More

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PEN America Deeply Concerned By Last-Minute Cancelation of Hong Kong Photo Exhibition

Press ReleaseMarch 1, 2021

PEN America is concerned by the last-minute cancelation of a Hong Kong photo exhibit featuring images of the Hong Kong protests. More

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Hong Kong: Human Rights Groups Condemn Mass Arrests

Open LetterJanuary 8, 2021

PEN America and 34 groups and organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, condemn the arrests of over 50 pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong. More

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Charges Against Jimmy Lai, Arrest of Haze Fan are Dual Blows Against Press Freedom

Press ReleaseDecember 11, 2020

“Jimmy Lai is being treated as an enemy of the state for the apparent ‘crime’ of speaking his mind about the city he loves." More

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The PEN Pod: On Trump’s Continuing Fraud Claims and COVID Vaccine with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewDecember 4, 2020

“I think the question of the media’s role in helping usher Trump offstage is a really important one. . . it’s important that the media begin to shift focus… More

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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Plead Guilty to Charge of ‘Unlawful Assembly’

Press ReleaseNovember 24, 2020

“It has been obvious since the start that the charges. . . are a politically motivated attempt to silence the speech of some of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy activists.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Facebook Bans and China’s Influence on Academic Freedom with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewOctober 16, 2020

“The question of whether the platforms would do the same for the other side. . . I think we’re better off if everybody feels they’re treated more or less… More

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