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China: Writer Yang Hengjun’s letter from jail is a powerful expression of humanity and hope in the face of repression
2025, Statement, China Ross Holder 15/05/2025 2025, Statement, China Ross Holder 15/05/2025

China: Writer Yang Hengjun’s letter from jail is a powerful expression of humanity and hope in the face of repression

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China: Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Journalist Zhang Zhan
Joint Statement, China, 2025 Ross Holder 14/05/2025 Joint Statement, China, 2025 Ross Holder 14/05/2025

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Vietnam and China: Grave concern over reports of Tibetan writer’s suspicious death in custody
Joint Statement, China, Vietnam, Tibet, 2025 Ross Holder 16/04/2025 Joint Statement, China, Vietnam, Tibet, 2025 Ross Holder 16/04/2025

Vietnam and China: Grave concern over reports of Tibetan writer’s suspicious death in custody

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China - Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s arbitrary detention raised at United Nations
Statement, 2025, China, Hong Kong Ross Holder 12/03/2025 Statement, 2025, China, Hong Kong Ross Holder 12/03/2025

China - Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s arbitrary detention raised at United Nations

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China: Writer Yang Hengjun’s health deteriorates as decision on suspended death sentence looms
Statement, China Ross Holder 05/02/2025 Statement, China Ross Holder 05/02/2025

China: Writer Yang Hengjun’s health deteriorates as decision on suspended death sentence looms

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China: New campaign to ‘standardise’ use of language signals further clampdown on online expression
Statement, China, 2024 Ross Holder 24/10/2024 Statement, China, 2024 Ross Holder 24/10/2024

China: New campaign to ‘standardise’ use of language signals further clampdown on online expression

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China: PEN International joins 27 organisations calling for immediate release of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and activist Xu Yan
China, Joint Statement Ross Holder 13/04/2024 China, Joint Statement Ross Holder 13/04/2024

China: PEN International joins 27 organisations calling for immediate release of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and activist Xu Yan

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China-Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s International Legal Team addresses Human Rights Council on behalf of PEN International
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China-Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s International Legal Team addresses Human Rights Council on behalf of PEN International

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China: Writer Yang Hengjun handed suspended death sentence following deeply flawed trial
Joint Statement, China Ross Holder 06/02/2024 Joint Statement, China Ross Holder 06/02/2024

China: Writer Yang Hengjun handed suspended death sentence following deeply flawed trial

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10 years on since his arrest, PEN International renews calls for Ilham Tohti's immediate release
Statement, China, 2024 Ross Holder 15/01/2024 Statement, China, 2024 Ross Holder 15/01/2024

10 years on since his arrest, PEN International renews calls for Ilham Tohti's immediate release

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China - Hong Kong: As Jimmy Lai marks 1000 days behind bars, PEN International joins rights groups in calling on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to take action
Joint Letter, China Ross Holder 25/09/2023 Joint Letter, China Ross Holder 25/09/2023

China - Hong Kong: As Jimmy Lai marks 1000 days behind bars, PEN International joins rights groups in calling on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to take action

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2020, China, Statement PEN International 25/02/2020 2020, China, Statement PEN International 25/02/2020

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Press release: Swedish PEN open letter to President Xi Jinping
2020, China PEN International 20/02/2020 2020, China PEN International 20/02/2020

Press release: Swedish PEN open letter to President Xi Jinping

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China/Sweden: Open letter to China’s President Xi Jinping
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China/Sweden: Open letter to China’s President Xi Jinping

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Sweden: Tucholsky Award fitting tribute to Chinese-born Swedish publisher Gui Minhai
2019, Statement, China PEN International 14/11/2019 2019, Statement, China PEN International 14/11/2019

Sweden: Tucholsky Award fitting tribute to Chinese-born Swedish publisher Gui Minhai

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China: regarding the Swedish journalist Kurdo Baksi
2019, Centres, China PEN International 17/09/2019 2019, Centres, China PEN International 17/09/2019

China: regarding the Swedish journalist Kurdo Baksi

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China: Civil Society Calls on authorities to Immediately Release Uyghur Professor Ilham Tohti Five Years After His Arrest
2019, Joint Statement, China PEN International 15/01/2019 2019, Joint Statement, China PEN International 15/01/2019

China: Civil Society Calls on authorities to Immediately Release Uyghur Professor Ilham Tohti Five Years After His Arrest

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Open letter: Response to Google on Project Dragonfly, China and Human Rights
2018, Open Letter, China PEN International 11/12/2018 2018, Open Letter, China PEN International 11/12/2018

Open letter: Response to Google on Project Dragonfly, China and Human Rights

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Open Letter to Google on Reported Plans to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China
Open Letter, China, 2018 PEN International 28/08/2018 Open Letter, China, 2018 PEN International 28/08/2018

Open Letter to Google on Reported Plans to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China

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China: Google planning to launch censored search engine
2018, China PEN International 10/08/2018 2018, China PEN International 10/08/2018

China: Google planning to launch censored search engine

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