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Liu Xia: Rare Video Reading
October 8, 2015, marks five years since poet and artist Liu Xia was put under extralegal house arrest on the…
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[In Chinese] Dear President Xi: A Message from America’s Writers
The Chinese translation of our letter to President Xi Jinping.
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Azerbaijan: Sport for Rights and PEN Call for Release of Detained Journalist, End to Pressure against Independent Media
The Sport for Rights Coalition condemns the Azerbaijani authorities’ extensive pressure against the staff of independent online television station Meydan…
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Dear President Xi: A Message from America’s Writers
The imprisonment of writers and journalists damages China’s image abroad and undercuts its ambition to be a strong and respected…
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Eskinder Nega, Zone 9, and Anti-Terrorism Laws: Ethiopia’s Free Expression Crisis
This past weekend marks one year since Ethiopian authorities conducted a sweeping arrest of a group of 6 young bloggers…
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Syrian Activist and Writer Mazen Darwish Released Uncondtionally
PEN warmly congratulates Syrian activist, journalist and winner of the 2014 PEN Pinter Prize for international writer of courage Mazen…
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1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think
“When I look within, I only see that thin man who miraculously withstood fifty lashes, while a group of people…
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PEN Calls for Immediate Release of Vice News Journalists Detained in Turkey
English PEN, PEN American Center, PEN International and PEN Turkey are extremely concerned about the detention of four VICE News…
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Khadija Ismayilova’s Final Statement
“Yes, I might be in prison, but the work will continue,” Khadija Ismayilova declared during her final statement today in…