In Bid for Total Control, China Begins Censoring Celebrity Gossip
China bans celebrity news in latest bid to control flow of information on the Internet. More
China: New Regulations Increase Control over Both Internet and Media
Recently-released Chinese internet regulations represent the Chinese Communist Party’s newest attempt to assert control over both the media and the internet. More
China: Order to Restrict Children’s Books a Troubling Step Toward Ideological Conformity
NEW YORK - The Chinese government’s reported introduction of new measures to restrict children’s access to books written by foreign authors is the next step in China’s growing restrictions… More
President Xi: No More Silence
PEN International condemns the Chinese authorities' sustained and increasing attack on free expression and calls for an immediate end to China’s worsening crackdown on fundamental human rights.rnrn More
Hong Kong: Editor dismissed after publishing story on Panama Papers
The dismissal of a top editor at Ming Pao, one of Hong Kong’s most respected papers, after the publication of a story about Hong Kong residents implicated in the… More
China: Continued harassment of veteran journalist Gao Yu causes health concerns
PEN is deeply concerned for the health of veteran journalist Gao Yu following reports that she was hospitalized after the Beijing Municipal Bureau of City Administration and Law Enforcement… More
China: Authorities continue to harass journalist Gao Yu and assault son
Plainclothes police ransacked 72-year-old journalist Gao Yu’s garden and assaulted her son in another cruel and crude attack on press freedom in China, PEN America said today. More
Hong Kong: Bookseller’s Return Welcome News but Colleagues Remain in Detention
Bookseller Lui Por’s return to Hong Kong is welcome news, but the continuing detention of his four colleagues is an ongoing violation of free expression and Hong Kong’s constitution,… More
Free Expression, Publishing, and Bookselling Organizations Urge Hong Kong to Take Action on Missing Booksellers
Free expression advocacy, publishing, and bookselling associations representing six continents have sent a letter to Hong Kong's government urging it to do everything in its power to investigate the… More
Hong Kong: Disappearances of 5 Associated with Publisher Furthers Concerns about Free Expression
The mysterious disappearances of five men associated with a Hong Kong publisher known for its scathing exposés of Chinese officials drive increasing concern for the fading autonomy of the… More
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