Press Releases
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Trial Reinforces Fears Hu Jia Is Being Silenced for His Writings
PEN American Center today called reports of the trial of prominent activist and writer Hu Jia “extremely troubling and discouraging,” saying the proceedings apparently did nothing but underscore the… More
PEN American Center Announces the 2008 Translation Fund Grant Recipients
The PEN Translation Fund, now celebrating its fifth year of existence, is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s competition. Out of a stellar field of 123 applicants,… More
PEN to China: Let Free Press Tell True Story in Tibet
Writers from Canada, the United States, and China joined today in denouncing “suffocating restrictions” on the press and on the flow of information from Tibet, where a week of… More
Charges Against Turkmen Writer Dropped
After having spent the large majority of the past two years in exile, novelist, historian, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent and 2006 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award winner… More
International Women’s Day: Women Writing Under Surveillance in China
Five months exactly before the opening of the Beijing Olympics on August 8, International PEN is marking International Women’s Day on March 8 by celebrating the work of three… More
Yu Huafeng Released from Prison in China
PEN American Center welcomes the early release of Yu Huafeng, Deputy Editor-in-chief and general manager of the Guangzhou-based daily Nanfang Dushi Bao (Southern Metropolis News). More
PEN Applauds New Law Expanding Iraqi Refugee Processing
President Bush has signed PEN-supported legislation that requires the United States to expand programs to resettle Iraqi refugees in the U.S., removing some of the major barriers that have… More
Two Releases, One Conviction, One Indefinite Detention
PEN today welcomed the release on parole of Hong Kong-based journalist Ching Cheong from prison in Gangzhou, southern China, where he was serving a five-year sentence for espionage. The… More
Li Changqing Released from Prison in China: Number of Jailed Writers Drops to 40
New York, February 4, 2008—PEN American Center welcomes the news that Fuzhou-based journalist Li Changqing was released upon expiration of his three-year sentence on February 2, 2008. More
James Risen Subpoenaed over Source for Book
PEN American Center today expressed concern over reports that Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist has been issued a subpoena in an effort to compel him to reveal confidential… More
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