China/Hong Kong: Arrests of Booksellers Deepen Concerns Over Shrinking Space for Free Expression
August 12, 2026
August 12, 2026
LONDON, England, Aug. 12 -- PEN International issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2026:
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China/Hong Kong: Arrests of booksellers deepen concerns over shrinking space for free expression
'Booksellers are indispensable to a free and open society. They ensure that ideas and information remain accessible, even when those ideas are uncomfortable to those in power. The repeated targeting of independent bookstores in Hong Kong has a chilling effect tha . . .
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China/Hong Kong: Arrests of booksellers deepen concerns over shrinking space for free expression
'Booksellers are indispensable to a free and open society. They ensure that ideas and information remain accessible, even when those ideas are uncomfortable to those in power. The repeated targeting of independent bookstores in Hong Kong has a chilling effect tha . . .