Violations of the rights of representatives of national minorities in Belarus (2020–2024)

Trends in State Cultural Policy (2020–2024) leading to violations of cultural and other rights of citizens belonging to national minorities: general anti-Wes...

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....

Imprisoned writers (37)

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

Self-censorship: an invisible form of repression (and a way of preserving belarusian culture)

Foreword: The voices of cultural workers from Belarus Introduction Self-censorship and creativity Self-censorship and repressions Self-censorship as a way of...

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...

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...
Cultural rights

Banned books

Literature included in the ‘extremist materials’ list in Belarus: No. / Title of the book or work / Court...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 January 2025)
As of 31 January 2025, at least 168 cultural figures, including not less than 37 People of Word, were not free – behi...
Overview of violations of linguistic rights in Belarus from July 1st to December 31st, 2024
The association “International Union of Belarusian Writers” continues to monitor the state of the Belarusian language...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 January 2025)
As of 15 January 2025, at least 170 cultural figures, including not less than 37 People of Word, were not free – behi...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 December 2024)
As of 31 December 2024, at least 168 cultural figures, including not less than 37 People of Word, were not free – beh...
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
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
Georgian authorities must immediately halt use of unlawful force against protestors
The statement on the recognition of 18 people as political prisoners