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PEN America/PEN International: Chinese Authorities Should Immediately Release Blogger Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

Press ReleaseMarch 23, 2023

“The seven-year prison sentence handed down to Ruan Xiaohuan for his politics and technology blog is an outrage. Blogging is not a crime and the heavy prison sentence on… More

Sentencing of Poet Wang Zang and His Wife to Prison in China Shows “Repressive Environment” for Free Expression, as PEN America Calls For Their Release

Press ReleaseDecember 13, 2022

“We condemn the sentencing of Wang Zang for exercising his freedom to write, and of his wife Wang Liqin whose only apparent ‘crime’ was advocating for her husband’s rights,”… More

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China: PEN Centers Call for Xu Zhiyong’s Immediate Release

Open LetterJune 27, 2022

PEN America, PEN International, and the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) call on the Chinese government release Xu Zhiyong. More

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Censored by China: Defending Creative Expression in a Global Market

Thursday, February 24, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm PT
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Chinese Authorities Poised to Put Activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi On Trial, PEN America and China Human Rights Defenders Warn

Press ReleaseDecember 20, 2021

Chinese authorities may use the lull around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays to subject prominent human rights defenders to unfair trials while much of the international community is… More

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PEN America Applauds Women’s Tennis Association’s Strong Support for Tennis Star Peng Shuai

Press ReleaseDecember 1, 2021

"The contrast between the WTA's show of spine and the International Olympic Committee's readiness to play along with the Beijing government's campaign to deflect questions and blame is striking." More

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PEN America Cheers Women’s Tennis Association’s Strong Support for Tennis Star Peng Shuai

Press ReleaseNovember 19, 2021

WTA's defense of Peng Shuai is a rare example of businesses standing up to Chinese censorship. More

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China Must Release Ailing Journalist Who Covered COVID Outbreak

Press ReleaseNovember 5, 2021

Chinese authorities must immediately release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who is reportedly “close to death” while on hunger strike in protest of her imprisonment for documenting and reporting the… More

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PEN America Decries Arrests of Chinese Social Media Users Who Critiqued Film

Press ReleaseOctober 14, 2021

PEN America today denounced the recent arrests of two Chinese social media users who made critical comments about The Battle of Changjin Lake, a state-sponsored blockbuster film set during… More

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Imprisoned Chinese Activist Xu Zhiyong Indicted for ‘Subversion’

Press ReleaseAugust 6, 2021

Lawyers for imprisoned Chinese activist and writer Xu Zhiyong—the 2020 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write honoree—indicated this week that he's now been indicted for “subversion,” alongside fellow human rights lawyer… More

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