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China - Hong Kong: Civil society organisations urge UK PM to stand up for Jimmy Lai
2025, Joint Letter, Hong Kong, China Ross Holder 15/12/2025 2025, Joint Letter, Hong Kong, China Ross Holder 15/12/2025

China - Hong Kong: Civil society organisations urge UK PM to stand up for Jimmy Lai

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China - Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai found guilty in long-running national security trial
2025, Joint Statement, China, Hong Kong Ross Holder 15/12/2025 2025, Joint Statement, China, Hong Kong Ross Holder 15/12/2025

China - Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai found guilty in long-running national security trial

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Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 12/12/2025 Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 12/12/2025

China - Hong Kong: Verdict of Jimmy Lai’s trial expected to be issued on Monday

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Vietnam: Four years after Pham Doan Trang’s sentencing, the international coalition is once again urging her release
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Vietnam: Four years after Pham Doan Trang’s sentencing, the international coalition is once again urging her release

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India: PEN International joins call for a police investigation into death threats against journalist and writer, Rana Ayyub
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India: PEN International joins call for a police investigation into death threats against journalist and writer, Rana Ayyub

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Malaysia-Thailand: Australian writer Murray Hunter targeted in act of transnational repression
Joint Statement, Thailand, Malaysia, 2025 Ross Holder 21/11/2025 Joint Statement, Thailand, Malaysia, 2025 Ross Holder 21/11/2025

Malaysia-Thailand: Australian writer Murray Hunter targeted in act of transnational repression

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China: PEN International and PEN Centres worldwide renew call for the release of Gui Minhai, the imprisoned poet, bookseller and PEN member
Joint Statement, China, 2025 Ross Holder 17/10/2025 Joint Statement, China, 2025 Ross Holder 17/10/2025

China: PEN International and PEN Centres worldwide renew call for the release of Gui Minhai, the imprisoned poet, bookseller and PEN member

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China: Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai
Joint Statement, China, 2025 Ross Holder 15/10/2025 Joint Statement, China, 2025 Ross Holder 15/10/2025

China: Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai

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Vietnam: On 5th anniversary of writer Pham Doan Trang’s arrest, PEN International joins coalition calling for her release
Joint Statement, Vietnam, 2025 Ross Holder 06/10/2025 Joint Statement, Vietnam, 2025 Ross Holder 06/10/2025

Vietnam: On 5th anniversary of writer Pham Doan Trang’s arrest, PEN International joins coalition calling for her release

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China-Hong Kong: PEN International joins urgent UN letter from 52 Rights Groups on systemic abuses in Hong Kong’s Prisons
Hong Kong, Joint Letter, 2025 Ross Holder 30/09/2025 Hong Kong, Joint Letter, 2025 Ross Holder 30/09/2025

China-Hong Kong: PEN International joins urgent UN letter from 52 Rights Groups on systemic abuses in Hong Kong’s Prisons

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Afghanistan: Taliban imposes nationwide communications blackout, cutting off millions from the outside world
Statement, Afghanistan, 2025 Ross Holder 30/09/2025 Statement, Afghanistan, 2025 Ross Holder 30/09/2025

Afghanistan: Taliban imposes nationwide communications blackout, cutting off millions from the outside world

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China-Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s son calls for his father’s release at United Nations Human Rights Council
Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 17/09/2025 Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 17/09/2025

China-Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s son calls for his father’s release at United Nations Human Rights Council

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China-Hong Kong: 72 human rights organisations urge UK PM to secure Jimmy Lai’s release as his health deteriorates
Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 21/08/2025 Statement, China, Hong Kong, 2025 Ross Holder 21/08/2025

China-Hong Kong: 72 human rights organisations urge UK PM to secure Jimmy Lai’s release as his health deteriorates

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Bangladesh: Writer and academic Nadira Yeasmin targeted for her support of women’s rights
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Bangladesh: Writer and academic Nadira Yeasmin targeted for her support of women’s rights

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India: Academic Hany Babu’s bail hearing to take place after five years in jail without trial
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India: Academic Hany Babu’s bail hearing to take place after five years in jail without trial

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Pakistan: Mahrang Baloch’s arbitrary detention highlights ongoing campaign to silence Baloch community
Statement, Pakistan, 2025 Ross Holder 11/07/2025 Statement, Pakistan, 2025 Ross Holder 11/07/2025

Pakistan: Mahrang Baloch’s arbitrary detention highlights ongoing campaign to silence Baloch community

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China-Hong Kong: PEN International joins letter to UK Prime Minister to meet with Jimmy Lai’s son Sebastien
China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Joint Letter Ross Holder 24/06/2025 China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Joint Letter Ross Holder 24/06/2025

China-Hong Kong: PEN International joins letter to UK Prime Minister to meet with Jimmy Lai’s son Sebastien

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China-Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s son calls for his father’s release at the UN Human Rights Council
Hong Kong, China, 2025, Statement Ross Holder 18/06/2025 Hong Kong, China, 2025, Statement Ross Holder 18/06/2025

China-Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s son calls for his father’s release at the UN Human Rights Council

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Pakistan: Mass expulsion of at-risk Afghans imperils lives of writers, journalists, human rights defenders and others persecuted by the Taliban
Afghanistan, Joint Statement, 2025 Ross Holder 28/05/2025 Afghanistan, Joint Statement, 2025 Ross Holder 28/05/2025

Pakistan: Mass expulsion of at-risk Afghans imperils lives of writers, journalists, human rights defenders and others persecuted by the Taliban

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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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