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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: PEN International challenges China’s free expression record at UN Human Rights Council
Statement, 2024 PEN International 09/07/2024 Statement, 2024 PEN International 09/07/2024

China: PEN International challenges China’s free expression record at UN Human Rights Council

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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 - Xinjiang: PEN International condemns life sentence handed down to Rahile Dawut
Statement Ross Holder 22/09/2023 Statement Ross Holder 22/09/2023

China - Xinjiang: PEN International condemns life sentence handed down to Rahile Dawut

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China - Tibet: Alarm over assault of Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk
Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 29/08/2023 Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 29/08/2023

China - Tibet: Alarm over assault of Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk

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China: Release citizen journalist Huang Qi
Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 02/08/2023 Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 02/08/2023

China: Release citizen journalist Huang Qi

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China - Hong Kong: Son of media mogul Jimmy Lai to address the United Nations Human Rights Council on behalf of PEN International
2023, Statement PEN International 28/06/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 28/06/2023

China - Hong Kong: Son of media mogul Jimmy Lai to address the United Nations Human Rights Council on behalf of PEN International

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PEN International joins PEN Centres worldwide in call for release of Chinese writer and journalist Dong Yuyu
Joint Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 25/05/2023 Joint Statement, 2023 Ross Holder 25/05/2023

PEN International joins PEN Centres worldwide in call for release of Chinese writer and journalist Dong Yuyu

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China - Hong Kong: PEN International and PEN America denounce the removal of books from Hong Kong’s public libraries
Joint Statement, 2023 PEN International 17/05/2023 Joint Statement, 2023 PEN International 17/05/2023

China - Hong Kong: PEN International and PEN America denounce the removal of books from Hong Kong’s public libraries

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PEN International joins PEN Centres in submission to UN committee on women writers in China
United Nations, Report, 2023 Ross Holder 11/05/2023 United Nations, Report, 2023 Ross Holder 11/05/2023

PEN International joins PEN Centres in submission to UN committee on women writers in China

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China: PEN International joins ICPC and PEN America in open letter to prison official regarding imprisonment of poet Lü Gengsong
Joint Letter, 2023 Ross Holder 03/04/2023 Joint Letter, 2023 Ross Holder 03/04/2023

China: PEN International joins ICPC and PEN America in open letter to prison official regarding imprisonment of poet Lü Gengsong

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China-Hong Kong: PEN International raises writer Jimmy Lai’s case during United Nations Human Rights Council
2023, Statement PEN International 15/03/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 15/03/2023

China-Hong Kong: PEN International raises writer Jimmy Lai’s case during United Nations Human Rights Council

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 Chinese Authorities Must Release “Blank Paper” Protesters And Allow Free Expression On Covid-19 Pandemic
2023, Statement PEN International 08/03/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 08/03/2023

 Chinese Authorities Must Release “Blank Paper” Protesters And Allow Free Expression On Covid-19 Pandemic

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China - Hong Kong: Leading media figure and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to over five years in prison
2022, Statement PEN International 13/12/2022 2022, Statement PEN International 13/12/2022

China - Hong Kong: Leading media figure and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to over five years in prison

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China-Hong Kong: PEN Centres join CPJ and partners in calling on Hong Kong leader to secure Jimmy Lai’s release
2022, Joint Letter PEN International 15/11/2022 2022, Joint Letter PEN International 15/11/2022

China-Hong Kong: PEN Centres join CPJ and partners in calling on Hong Kong leader to secure Jimmy Lai’s release

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China: Poet and member of Independent Chinese PEN, Zhang Guiqi, sentenced to six years’ imprisonment
2022, Statement PEN International 28/07/2022 2022, Statement PEN International 28/07/2022

China: Poet and member of Independent Chinese PEN, Zhang Guiqi, sentenced to six years’ imprisonment

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China: PEN Centres call for writer Xu Zhiyong’s immediate release
2022, Joint Statement PEN International 23/06/2022 2022, Joint Statement PEN International 23/06/2022

China: PEN Centres call for writer Xu Zhiyong’s immediate release

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China: PEN Centres world-wide call for the release of Australian writer Yang Hengjun
2022, Joint Statement PEN International 18/01/2022 2022, Joint Statement PEN International 18/01/2022

China: PEN Centres world-wide call for the release of Australian writer Yang Hengjun

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China: Tragic death of detained writer’s wife highlights PRC government’s cruelty
Statement, 2022 PEN International 12/01/2022 Statement, 2022 PEN International 12/01/2022

China: Tragic death of detained writer’s wife highlights PRC government’s cruelty

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PEN Resolution on Freedom of Expression in the Time of COVID-19
2021, Resolutions PEN International 06/11/2021 2021, Resolutions PEN International 06/11/2021

PEN Resolution on Freedom of Expression in the Time of COVID-19

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