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PEN Belarus Designated an “Extremist Formation”!

Friends, On February 27, 2026, the KGB designated us an “extremist formation.” What does this mean? If you are in Bel...

Aleh Chamienka

the leader of the contemporary folk music band Pałac (founded in 1992), a lecturer, researcher of Belarusian folklore...

Prints featuring Kaciaryna Andrejeva, Vacłaŭ Areška and Dzmitryj Hałavač

March 3 – World Writers’ Day. On this day, we are publishing prints featuring Belarusian political prisoners – impris...

Belarus: Statement on the systematic confiscation and destruction of manuscripts by prison authorities

In Belarus, prison authorities systematically confiscate and destroy the literary manuscripts and letters of those im...

Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-28 February 2026)

To report a violation (including confidentially) or to correct data presented in the report, please contact us at dap...

Ukraine: Volodymyr Yermolenko on Life During the War | Walls of Life

24 February 2026: Today marks four years since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to ...

Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1–15 February 2026)

To report a violation (including confidentially) or to correct data presented in the report, please contact us at dap...

Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, 2025

This report has been prepared based on consolidated information collected by PEN Belarus’ monitoring group from open ...

Türkiye: Release Furkan Karabay from house arrest

PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about journalist and author Furkan Karabay. ‘That Furkan Karabay...

Film premiere! Belarus. Banned Books

The banning of books is not only an act of censorship, but also a violation of the right to freedom of expression and...

Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 January 2026)

To report a violation (including confidentially) or to correct data presented in the report, please contact us at dap...

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