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Nurmuhammad Tohti

PEN America is Appalled by the Tragic Death of Renowned Uyghur Writer Nurmuhammad Tohti

Press ReleaseJune 18, 2019

PEN America: Nurmuhammad Tohti’s death is an appalling and tragic loss to the Uyghur literary community, at a time when the Chinese government is attempting to abolish the cultural… More

DARE: Doctors Express Outrage after NRA Tells Them ‘to Stay in Their Lane’

News DigestNovember 12, 2018

More than 23,000 doctors and medical professionals sign an open letter to the National Rifle Association after the NRA tells their colleagues who express... More

Free Expression China

China’s Targeting of Uyghur Scholars an Outrageous Abdication of the Rule of Law

Press ReleaseOctober 18, 2018

"While very little is known about the cases against these three, it is abundantly clear that the government’s treatment of these writers and scholars is a travesty against the… More

DARE: Sarah Sanders Calls for Investigation into Anonymous Op-Ed Author

News DigestSeptember 11, 2018

At the White House briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls for an investigation into the anonymous New York Times op-ed writer. As the nationwide prison strikes came to… More

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DARE: CNN fires back at Trump: ‘CNN does not lie’

News DigestAugust 30, 2018

The Atlantic looks at how the president’s denigration of the press is changing the way teenagers view the news. More

Xinjiang: The Free Expression Catastrophe You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Commentary
By: Allisen Lichtenstein | August 17, 2018

The Chinese government’s “anti-extremism” policies in Xinjiang are a large-scale attack on freedom of expression, and human rights more broadly. More

Uyghur Alphabet

Disappearance of Uyghur Scholar an Example of Attempts to Erase Uyghur Culture

Press ReleaseAugust 10, 2018

“The apparent months-long secret detention of Rahile Dawut is yet another illustration that Chinese governmental policy is geared towards erasing Uyghur identity. Like so many others, Dawut has apparently… More

China: Uyghur pop musician and lyric writer detained, concerns for his well-being

Rapid ActionJune 21, 2018

PEN is seriously concerned for the well-being of Uyghur pop musician and lyric writer, Ablajan Awut Ayup (popularly known as Ablajan), who was taken into custody by state security… More

DARE: Trump’s ‘Fake News Awards’ were a huge flop

News DigestJanuary 18, 2018

Trump's "fake news awards" fizzle due to lack of fanfare and technical malfunction. (see our response here, highlighting six stories from the past year that demonstrate the value and… More

Uyghur Alphabet

Decision to Ban Uyghur Language in Xinjiang Schools an Attack on the Minority Group’s Linguistic and Cultural Rights

Press ReleaseAugust 3, 2017

China’s decision to ban the use of Uyghur language in Xinjiang schools represents an attack on Uyghur linguistic rights, and an effort to tighten its stranglehold over the ethnic… More

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