July Featured Case: Chen Yunfei
Chen Yunfei is a performance artist who works at the intersection of human rights activism and art. His art is overtly political, intending to promote the Chinese pro-democracy movement. More
Dissident Writer Liu Xianbin Sentenced
Writer and activist Liu Xianbin was handed down a 10-year prison sentence on March 25, 2011, for "inciting subversion of state power" in connection with his publication of a… More
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BREAKING: 2021 #FreedomToWrite honoree Baktash Abtin, a writer wrongfully imprisoned in Iran, has been moved to a hospital. We call on authorities to share his condition with his family. We demand his immediate release, so that he may receive medical care. https://pen.org/press-release/on-day-against-censorship-pen-america-and-pen-sydney-call-on-iran-to-release-imprisoned-writers/
