Monitoring violations of cultural and human rights of cultural workers. Belarus, January – September 2024

The report is based on the information collected by the PEN Belarus monitors from open sources (89% of facts), through personal contacts, and in direct commu...

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

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

PEN Belarus Statement on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer

[БЕЛ] Заява Беларускага ПЭНа на Дзень пісьменніка ў няволі [PL] Oświadczenie Białoruskiego PEN z okazji Dnia Uwięzionego Pisarza November 15 marks the Day of...

Imprisoned writers (39)

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

Take Action for Kaciaryna Andrejeva (Bachvałava) (Belarus)

Name: Kaciaryna Andrejeva (Bachvałava) Occupation: Journalist, writer, poet Situation: Imprisoned #KaciarynaAndrejeva #ImprisonedWriter And whenever I stray ...

Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 November 2024)

As of 30 November 2024, at least 176 cultural figures, including not less than 39 People of Word, were not free – behind bars or in home confinement. T...
Cultural rights

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

Foreword: The voices of cultural workers from Belarus Introduction Self-censorship and creativity Self-censorship and...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 November 2024)
As of 30 November 2024, at least 176 cultural figures, including not less than 39 People of Word, were not free ̵...
Statement on the recognition of journalist Ihar Iliyash as a political prisoner
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus November 22, 2024 It became known about the detention of journalis...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 November 2024)
As of 15 November 2024, at least 170 cultural figures, including not less than 38 People of Word, were behind bars, a...
PEN Belarus Statement on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer
[БЕЛ] Заява Беларускага ПЭНа на Дзень пісьменніка ў няволі [PL] Oświadczenie Białoruskiego PEN z okazji Dnia Uwięzion...
Creative Projects

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...
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...
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
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
The statement on the recognition of ten people as political prisoners
The statement on the recognition of six people as political prisoners
Georgia: End violent crackdown on journalists and peaceful protesters
Statement on the recognition of journalist Ihar Iliyash as a political prisoner
PEN Belarus Statement on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer
Oświadczenie Białoruskiego PEN z okazji Dnia Uwięzionego Pisarza