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Andrej Kuźniečyk (released on February 12, 2025)
Author of poems and a blog for cyclists "BelaVela", in which he discussed the life and problems of cyclists in Belaru...
Banned books
Literature included in the ‘extremist materials’ list in Belarus: No. / Title of the book or work / Court...
Serbia: Protect journalists amidst nationwide protests
PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about Serbian journalists. “Once again, independent journalists ...
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...
Georgia: Prominent journalist Mzia Amaglobeli on hunger strike as she faces prison term
PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. ‘Seven years in prison is a da...
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...
Mark Bernstein (finished serving “home confinement” on January 20, 2025)
Author, editor, popularizer of Wikipedia.
The statement on the recognition of 12 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus December 28, 2024 We, the representatives of the Belarusian human ...
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...
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 or...
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 ku...