China Shuts Down Murong Xuecun’s Microblogging Accounts
A wave of deletions of popular online commentators hits writer Murong Xuecun; Murong hits back in a powerful Guardian essay. More
PEN International Launches Report on Creative Freedom in China
On World Press Freedom Day, PEN International launched The PEN Report: Creativity and Constraint in Today’s China: a frank assessment of the climate of freedom of expression in the… More
Leap the Firewall
With the release of PEN International's China Report, PEN American Center is calling on its supporters and followers to help spread the word via social media. More
Creativity and Constraint in Today’s China: Executive Summary
This report arises out of five years of research and targeted advocacy on behalf of writers and journalists who have been censored or persecuted for their work in the… More
PEN’s Letter to Chinese Authorities Protesting the Treatment of Liu Xia
March 29, 2013XI Jinping Guojia ZhuxiPresidentThe State Council General Office2 FuyoujieXichengquBeijingshi 100017People’s Republic of ChinaLI Keqiang Guojia ZongliPremierThe State Council General Office2 FuyoujieXichengquBeijingshi 100017People’s Republic of ChinaFax: +86 10… More
Renewed Demands for Information About Welfare of Leading Uighur Writer Nurmuhemmet Yasin
PEN International reiterates calls for information about the welfare of detained Chinese writer Nurmuhemmet Yasin, following unconfirmed and disputed reports that he died in prison in 2010. More
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On the Anniversary of Liu Xiaobo’s Arrest
It was disappointing to watch Mo Yan gloss over China’s systematic censorship—censorship he has had to navigate throughout his career—during his official Nobel Prize lecture today in Stockholm. It… More
Liu Xia Speaks
Calling a new interview with poet and artist Liu Xia “the haunting, human countermelody to the noise surrounding this year’s Nobel literature prize,” PEN American Center urged the Chinese… More
China’s Nobels
PEN American Center's Larry Siems and translator Jeffrey Yang on Liu Xiaobo, Mo Yan, and Liu Xia. More
“The Silent Strength of Liu Xia” Makes Its Premier on Chinese Soil
"The Silent Strength of Liu Xia," curated by Guy Sorman and A. D. Coleman, comprises 26 photographs created by the Beijing photographer and poet, and wife of the imprisoned… More
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