Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, 2024

Since October 2019, PEN Belarus has been systematically collecting facts about violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures: arbitrary ...

Prints featuring Aleś Bialacki and Maksim Znak

May 21 – Day of Political Prisoners in Belarus. On this day three years ago, political prisoner and activist Vitold Ašurak was tortured to death in a colony....

Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 February 2025)

As of 15 February 2025, at least 170 cultural figures, including not less than 36 People of Word, were not free – behind bars or in home confinement. The aut...

Pareiškimas dėl neapykantos kalbos naudojimo ir nacionalinio nepakantumo nepriimtinumo

[The statement in English is here] [Заява па-беларуску тут] Mes, Baltarusių PEN centras ir kitos žmogaus teisių ir kultūros organizacijos, pasirašiusios šį p...

Statement: Hate Speech and Ethnic Intolerance Are Unadmissable

[Pareiškimas lietuvių kalba yra čia] [Заява па-беларуску тут] We, PEN Belarus, and other human rights and cultural organizations that have signed this statem...

Imprisoned writers (36)

Imprisoned writers - Belarusian writers, translators, and literary researchers, publicists, intellectuals, and those who create and expand culture, protect t...
Cultural rights

Defending the Belarusian Language on International Mother Language Day

On February 21, the world observes International Mother Language Day. It was proclaimed by the General Conference of ...
International Mother Language Day 2025: Take Action for Andrzej Poczobut
“Andrzej Poczobut, a voice for the silenced, is paying a devastating price for his unwavering commitment to truth and...
Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, 2024
Since October 2019, PEN Belarus has been systematically collecting facts about violations of cultural rights and huma...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 February 2025)
As of 15 February 2025, at least 170 cultural figures, including not less than 36 People of Word, were not free – beh...
Banned books
Literature included in the ‘extremist materials’ list in Belarus: No. / Title of the book or work / Court...
Creative Projects

Prints featuring Aleś Bialacki and Maksim Znak

May 21 – Day of Political Prisoners in Belarus. On this day three years ago, political prisoner and activist Vitold A...
Nagroda im. Jerzego Giedroycia. Gala wręczenia i wydarzenia towarzyszące
26/11/2024 wtorek 19.00 Gdańsk, pl. Solidarności 1 Europejskie Centrum Solidarności Nagroda im. Jerzego Giedroycia to...
Białoruska Nagroda im. Jerzego Giedroycia już wkrótce 25.11.2023
Białoruska Nagroda im. Jerzego Giedroycia to największa niezależna białoruska premia literacka, przyznawana od 2012 r...
Solidarity
Ukraine: Andrey Kurkov on Three Years of War
International Mother Language Day 2025: Take Action for Andrzej Poczobut
Serbia: Protect journalists amidst nationwide protests
Georgia: Prominent journalist Mzia Amaglobeli on hunger strike as she faces prison term
The statement on the recognition of 12 people as political prisoners
The statement on the recognition of 10 people as political prisoners
The statement on the recognition of 13 people as political prisoners
The statement on the recognition of 23 people as political prisoners
A Guide to Defending Writers at Risk: PEN International’s campaigning handbook