Articles by PEN America
Leading PEN member detained on eve of Human Rights Day; fellow activist detained and released
(PEN American Center/IFEX) – The following is a PEN American Center press release: Leading PEN Member Detained in China on Eve of Human Rights Day New York, December 9, 2008 – PEN American Center expressed extreme dismay today over the detention of prominent dissident and leading PEN Member Dr. Liu Xiaobo on suspicion of “inciting […]
Beyond the Olympics: The Freedom to Write in China, After the Spotlight
Beyond the Olympics: The Freedom to Write in China, After the Spotlight
Failing to Deliver: An Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression in China
Failing to Deliver: An Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression in China
Writer Du Daobin re-arrested as crackdown continues; writer Huang Qi held incommunicado and denied legal counsel
(PEN American Center/PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 21 July 2008 PEN American Center and PEN Canada joint press release: Chinese Writer Re-Arrested as Crackdown Continues New York, Toronto, Stockholm, July 21, 2008 – Less than three weeks before the Olympic Games open in Beijing, Chinese authorities have re-arrested writer, former political prisoner, and […]
PEN American Center and other leading human rights organisations file lawsuit challenging constitutionality of new surveillance law
(PEN/IFEX) – On 10 July 2008, PEN American Center joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and other leading international human rights organisations, journalists and attorneys in filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the newly-enacted FISA Amendments Act, a law that grants the Administration the power to carry out […]
PEN American Center and PEN Canada document deteriorating climate for free expression, call on government to live up to Olympic promises
(PEN American Center/PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is an 8 July 2008 PEN American Center and PEN Canada joint press release: China Fails to Deliver: an Olympic-Year Report Card on Free Expression from PEN New York, Toronto, Stockholm, July 8, 2008 – In a distressing report released today, three International PEN centers give China a […]
Independent Chinese PEN Center members detained, harassed during Bush visit; freelance journalist released
(PEN American Center/PEN Canada/IFEX) – The following is a 2 July 2008 PEN American Center and PEN Canada joint press release: Journalist Sentenced, Others Prevented From Meeting U.S. Officials New York, Toronto, Stockholm, July 2, 2008 – PEN centers expressed disappointment today over the sentencing of journalist Sun Lin in Nanjing and the detention and […]
Women Writing Under Surveillance in China
Women Writing Under Surveillance in China