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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

China: Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Journalist Zhang Zhan

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Vietnam: PEN International joins letter to US Secretary of State urging support for persecuted writers and journalists
Joint Letter, Vietnam Ross Holder 07/05/2025 Joint Letter, Vietnam Ross Holder 07/05/2025

Vietnam: PEN International joins letter to US Secretary of State urging support for persecuted writers and journalists

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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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Bangladesh: Joint Statement on Emerging Digital Laws in Bangladesh
Joint Statement, Bangladesh, 2025 Ross Holder 25/02/2025 Joint Statement, Bangladesh, 2025 Ross Holder 25/02/2025

Bangladesh: Joint Statement on Emerging Digital Laws in Bangladesh

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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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Myanmar: Four years on from military coup, brutal crackdown by increasingly isolated junta continues
Statement, 2025, Myanmar Ross Holder 03/02/2025 Statement, 2025, Myanmar Ross Holder 03/02/2025

Myanmar: Four years on from military coup, brutal crackdown by increasingly isolated junta continues

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Sri Lanka: PEN International joins 24 civil society organisations in urging new president to uphold freedom of expression
Joint Letter, Sri Lanka Ross Holder 13/01/2025 Joint Letter, Sri Lanka Ross Holder 13/01/2025

Sri Lanka: PEN International joins 24 civil society organisations in urging new president to uphold freedom of expression

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India: Targeting of journalist Mohammed Zubair condemned by human rights organisations
2024, Joint Statement, India Ross Holder 10/12/2024 2024, Joint Statement, India Ross Holder 10/12/2024

India: Targeting of journalist Mohammed Zubair condemned by human rights organisations

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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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Cambodia: Investigative journalist Mech Dara detained amidst growing clampdown on free expression
Statement, Cambodia, 2024 Ross Holder 10/10/2024 Statement, Cambodia, 2024 Ross Holder 10/10/2024

Cambodia: Investigative journalist Mech Dara detained amidst growing clampdown on free expression

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Vietnam: As Vietnam’s UN human rights review concludes, PEN International reiterates concerns over country’s freedom of expression record
Statement, Vietnam, 2024 Ross Holder 20/09/2024 Statement, Vietnam, 2024 Ross Holder 20/09/2024

Vietnam: As Vietnam’s UN human rights review concludes, PEN International reiterates concerns over country’s freedom of expression record

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Vietnam: Statement by RFA, PEN International, VNAPC and PEN America on Nguyen Vu Binh’s guilty verdict
Vietnam, Joint Statement Ross Holder 10/09/2024 Vietnam, Joint Statement Ross Holder 10/09/2024

Vietnam: Statement by RFA, PEN International, VNAPC and PEN America on Nguyen Vu Binh’s guilty verdict

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Afghanistan: Three years of Taliban rule continues to devastate Afghanistan’s cultural sphere 
Statement, Afghanistan Ross Holder 15/08/2024 Statement, Afghanistan Ross Holder 15/08/2024

Afghanistan: Three years of Taliban rule continues to devastate Afghanistan’s cultural sphere 

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Pakistan: Concerns over censorship and other restrictions on freedom of expression in Balochistan
Statement Ross Holder 09/08/2024 Statement Ross Holder 09/08/2024

Pakistan: Concerns over censorship and other restrictions on freedom of expression in Balochistan

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Philippines: PEN International calls for investigation into detention of ‘red-tagged’ writer and activist Amanda Echanis
Statement, 2024 Ross Holder 24/07/2024 Statement, 2024 Ross Holder 24/07/2024

Philippines: PEN International calls for investigation into detention of ‘red-tagged’ writer and activist Amanda Echanis

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Russian Federation: Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva sentenced to 6.5 years in prison
2024, Statement Ross Holder 23/07/2024 2024, Statement Ross Holder 23/07/2024

Russian Federation: Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva sentenced to 6.5 years in prison

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Bangladesh: PEN International condemns violence and calls for protection of journalists as protests escalate
Statement, Bangladesh Ross Holder 19/07/2024 Statement, Bangladesh Ross Holder 19/07/2024

Bangladesh: PEN International condemns violence and calls for protection of journalists as protests escalate

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India: PEN International raises concerns over freedom of expression environment at UN review
Statement, India Ross Holder 17/07/2024 Statement, India Ross Holder 17/07/2024

India: PEN International raises concerns over freedom of expression environment at UN review

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India: Efforts to prosecute writers Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain condemned
Statement, 2024 Ross Holder 18/06/2024 Statement, 2024 Ross Holder 18/06/2024

India: Efforts to prosecute writers Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain condemned

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