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Statement by PEN Belarus on the Release of Political Prisoners
14 December 2025: PEN Belarus welcomes the news of the release of 123 political prisoners from Belarusian prisons, wh...
Siarhiej Paŭłavicki (released on December 13, 2025)
Translator from German and editor.
Aleś Bialacki (released on December 13, 2025)
Literary scholar, researcher on the history of Belarusian literature, essayist, human rights defender.
Alaksandr Fiaduta (released on December 13, 2025)
Writer, editor, journalist, translator, doctor of humanitarian sciences, publisher, political analyst.
Maksim Znak (released on December 13, 2025)
Lawyer, advocacte, poet, bard, author of the book "Zekamerone".
Pavieł Sieviaryniec (released on December 13, 2025)
Essayist, novelist, publicist, public figure.
Valery Pazniakievič
Poet, bard.
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 November 2025)
As of 30 November 2025, at least 161 cultural figures, including 34 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in ...
Ilja Baryskievič
A Wikipedia editor aka Kazimier Lachnovič.
Belarus: Persecution for Artistic Expression
INTRODUCTION Artistic freedom and protection of cultural diversity Artistic freedom [1] is the freedom to imagine, cr...
Briefing, November 27! Banned people: How writers and journalists work in Belarus, where independent work is branded «extremism»
PEN Belarus and the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) invite international partners and media representativ...
Voice. When it exists, we have no right to be silent. A report from the discussion
This year, PEN Belarus, Viasna, BAJ, Press Club Belarus, and Free Press for Eastern Europe established the Voice of t...