Why is China so Terrified of Dissent?
The last year has seen an escalation in the harassment of dissidents by the Chinese authorities, leading some to claim that there is less freedom than before the Tiananmen… More
Microsoft pledges to stay in China despite Google’s threat to leave
Microsoft has no plans to pull out of China, its chief executive Steven Ballmer has confirmed, dashing hopes that the software giant would support its rival Google in its… More
PEN Calls on President Obama to Stand Up for Free Expression in China
On the eve of Barack Obama’s first state visit to China, PEN American Center has sent a letter urging the president to intervene on behalf of the more than… More
Beijing Clamps Down After Call for Democracy
The release last week of a human rights manifesto signed by hundreds of mainland scholars, lawyers and ex-officials has prompted a stern response from Chinese authorities who have jailed… More
China urged to extend media freedoms domestically
China should extend media freedoms it now offers foreign reporters to domestic journalists too, rights groups said, but added that the signs were not encouraging this would happen. China… More
PEN: Signs “Discouraging” for Post-Olympics Human Rights Improvements in China
As the temporary regulations for foreign journalists working in the People’s Republic of China expire today, three International PEN centers issued a report highlighting the vulnerable position writers and… More
PEN Gives Voice to Silenced Writers in China on Eve of the Olympics
In New York last night, celebrated PEN Members gathered to read banned and censored work by writers in China, including new and never-before translated writings by Tsering Woeser, Yang… More
PEN Protests Censorship at Olympic Press Facilities
PEN American Center today reacted with shock to the news that the International Olympic Committee apparently agreed to allow the Chinese government to censor the Internet at the Olympic… More
Rights groups protest China’s pre-Olympics arrests
Human rights groups are calling for the immediate release of Chinese Internet writer Du Daobin after he was rearrested earlier this week, saying his detention is part of a… More
Please release the Chinese writers in prison
To the Editors: Your readers may be interested in the following petition to the Chinese government, signed by more than 3,500 PEN members and supporters in addition to those… More
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