News and Events

IFLA Calls on the Chinese Government to End Censorship of Internet Access and Allow Freedom Of Expression Online

International PEN Resolution on the World Summit on Information Society in Tunisia

International PEN Resolution on Tibet

International PEN Resolution on People's Republic of China

We are not writers, we are hostages -Speech at the 71st Congress of the International PEN, Bled, Slovenia, June 14, 2005

ICPC Delegates to Attend International PEN Congress in Bled Slovenia

RAN - International PEN Writer in Prison Committee People's Republic of China: Prominent Journalist Detained

Song Yongyi Named American Library Association 2005 Paul Howard Award For Courage Recipient

Seminar Held in Chengdu to Honor Liu Binyan and All Writers in Exile

Reporters Without Boarders: Outrage over travesty of justice for journalist Shi Tao

Independent Chinese PEN Centre (ICPC) Statement about Disappearance of ICPC member Yan Zhengxue

Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) Statement about the case of professor, poet and critic Zheng Yichun

Reporters Without Boarders: Authorities keep cyber-dissident Zhang Lin in detention

Reporters Without Boarders: CHINA - Journalist faces possible life sentence for posting Tiananmen document on website

People's Republic of China: Arrests of writers raises fears of crackdown against dissident intellectuals

Saudi Writer Wajeha Al-Huwaider and Writers From China , Russia , Malaysia and Tunisia Granted Pen/Novib Free Expression Award 2004

Asia Times Online: Gagging China's intellectuals
(Note from ICPC: Liu Xiaobo is the president of Independent Chinese PEN Center instead of China PEN in the article)

Liu Xiaobo Awarded Reporters Without Borders - Foundation de France Prize 2004: A defender of press freedom

Liu Xiaobo's battle against censorship

International PEN WiPC RAN: China: Writer Shi Tao reported to have been formally charged

International PEN WiPC RAN: People's Republic of China: Arrests of writers raises fears of crackdown against dissident intellectuals

International PEN WiPC RAN: CHINA: Journalist, poet and Independent Chinese PEN member Shi Tao arrested

Reporters without Boarders: Arrest of poet and journalist Shi Tao

An Urgent Appeal From Shitao's Younger Brother Shi Hua

ICPC Member, Freelance Writer and Poet SHI Tao Arrested

Pittsburgh Post Gazette: The right to write: City gives safe harbor to exiled Chinese poet and his work

Pittsburgh Huang Xiang Day Proclamation and Activity Photos

Taipei Times: Author expected in Taiwan to promote controversial book

Zhang Yihe Recives the ICPC Second Freedom to Write Award

A Tranquil Valley, A Rich Ceremony!--Report of the Second ICPC Freedom to Write Award Meeting

U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2004 Annual Report

RAN - International PEN Writer in Prison Committee: CHINA: Internet essayist, writer and journalist Huang Jinqiu (aka Qing Shuijun) sentenced to twelve years in prison on subversion charges for his writings

Chinese Writers Win the First Prize of Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage 2004

RAN - International PEN Writers in Prison Committee: CHINA: Internet Writers Handed Down Heavy Prison Sentences

International PEN Resolution on China passed at 70th International Congress

An Open Letter to Chinese PEN in Beijing from the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC)

A Petition Letter from Scholars on China Studies for the Releasing of Doctor Jiang Yanyong

Letter from Members of US Congress to Hu Jintao Urging Releasing of Dr. Jiang Yanyong

RAN - International PEN Writers in Prison Committee : CHINA: Internet writer and member of Independent Chinese PEN Centre Du Daobin sentenced and released

An Appeal for Reconciliation and Democracy

An Open Letter to the Bureau of the Public Security in Shenzhen on the Detention of ICPC Member Liu Shui

Petition Letter on Behalf of the Tiananmen Mothers Ding Zilin, Zhang Xianling and Huang Jinping from the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC)

A Statement of ICPC: Concerning the Arrest of Chinese Internet Writer Du Daobin

Petition to the Chinese Government to Release ICPC’s Member Du Daobin

Burmese Poet, Uighur Historian to Receive 2002 PEN Award

Last Updated: July 15, 2005