China releases dissident Liu Xiaobo to die in freedom
China has rejected global criticism over its treatment of Nobel laureate and government critic Liu Xiaobo. Liu was released on medical parole on Monday, suffering from terminal cancer which… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
President Trump Twitter-condemns CNN (and New York Times, Washington Post, ABC, NBC, and CBS) as entirely fake news. Sarah Palin files a defamation suit saying the New York Times… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from baker who invoked the First Amendment, Trump administration to go ahead with parts of travel ban. And the White House press secretary… More
Chinese Writer-Activist Liu Xiaobo Released on Medical Parole for Late-Stage Cancer
News that Chinese dissident writer and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo is suffering from late-stage liver cancer and has been released from prison on medical grounds is a painful reminder… More
The PEN Ten with Idra Novey
Translating the words of the writers I most admire has always felt more daring to me than coming up with words of my own. It is such a complex… More
Fears for Chinese Poet Liu Xia’s Life After Troubling Phone Call to Friend
Reports that Chinese poet Liu Xia, who is spending her seventh year under house without charge, has made rare and risky contact with a fellow writer to lament her… More
June Featured Cases: Tiananmen, 27 Years Later
This June, our three featured cases are emblematic of the harsh and varied tactics China utilizes to stifle free expression and stamp out dissent. They also represent the resiliency… More
Liu Xiaobo: Sentenced Six Years Ago Today
December 25 marks six years since poet, writer, and political activist Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years in prison in China "for allegedly inciting subversion of state power." More
PEN Podcast: Kwame Antony Appiah Introduces Writers Rally for Release of Liu Xiaobo
Kwame Anthony Appiah on Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Christmas Day, 2009. More
Fifth Anniversary of Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo
We revisit the remarks of former PEN American President Kwame Anthony Appiah in support of Liu Xiaobo’s nomination for the prize. More
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