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ASIA
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Below are PEN's advocacy cases in Asia. Click on individual cases to learn about each writer's history, current status, and what you can do to help.
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China: Huang Jinqiu
 An Internet journalist sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and four years' deprivation of civil rights for “organizing, planning and carrying out subversive activities” and for writing “reactionary” articles on the Internet. >> More
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China: Shi Tao
 Journalist and poet arrested for posting meeting notes about China's Propaganda Department's treatment of the 15th anniversary of...
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Myanmar: Aung Than & Zeya Aung
 Two poets who were arrested near the Thai-Burmese border town of Myawaddy and charged with “associating with outlawed organizations” and “illegally crossing an international boundary.” >> More
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Tibet Autonomous Region: Dolma Kyab
 Writer and middle school teacher arrested in Lhasa and charged with "endangering state security.” On September 16...
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Tibet Autonomous Region: Tsering Woeser
 Acclaimed Tibetan writer and poet whose critical writings on China's policy towards Tibet have led to severe restrictions on her ability to write and publish in mainland China, where she is under house arrest.
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Uighur Autonomous Region: Tohti Tunyaz
 Ethnic Uighur historian and writer condemned to 11 years in prison with an additional two years' deprivation of political rights for researching his people's history. >> More
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Uighur Autonomous Region: Nurmuhemmet Yasin
 An award-winning freelance Uighur writer known for his numerous short stories, essays, and three volumes of poetry; arrested for writing the short story "Wild Pigeon" ("Yawa Kepter") and sentenced to 10 years in prison. >> More
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RELEASED
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The following writers have been released from imprisonment, but many continue to face threats and harassment following their releases. |
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China: Liu Jingsheng
 A peaceful opposition activist and a former co-editor of Tansuo (Explorations), a journal he founded in the late 1970s along with Wei Jingsheng. >> More
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Myanmar: Aung Myint
 A journalist, poet, and head of the information department of the National League for Democracy (NLD). >> More
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Tibet Autonomous Region: Ven. Ngawang Phulchung
 Tibetan monk, human rights activist, and leader of the Drepung printing group sentenced to 19 years' imprisonment for promoting a democratic system in an independent Tibet. >> More
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Vietnam: Lê Chi Quang
 A lawyer and computer teacher who has written several essays criticizing the Vietnamese government. >> More
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Vietnam: Nguyen Vu Binh
 A former journalist for the Communist Party newspaper Tap Chi Cong, he was one of Vietnam's first "cyber dissidents" who spread his pro-democracy message over the Internet. >> More
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