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PEN America/PEN International: Chinese Authorities Should Immediately Release Blogger Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

Press ReleaseMarch 23, 2023

“The seven-year prison sentence handed down to Ruan Xiaohuan for his politics and technology blog is an outrage. Blogging is not a crime and the heavy prison sentence on… 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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Joint Statement on Magnitsky Sanctions Against China for Egregious Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang

Open LetterAugust 18, 2020

PEN America urges the U.S., U.K., and Canadian governments to collaborate on targeted sanctions against China for human rights abuses in Xinjiang. More

Can It Be That the Chinese People Deserve Only “Party-Led Democracy”?

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By: Liu Xiaobo | June 30, 2010

"For the emergence of a free China, placing hope in 'new policies' of those in power is far worse than placing hope in the continuous expansion of the 'new… More

Changing the Regime by Changing Society

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By: Liu Xiaobo | June 30, 2010

We have had over twenty years of reform, but due to the Chinese Communist Party’s selfish arrogation of political power and the scattering of civic forces, in the short… More

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