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Palina Pitkievič

Palina Pitkievič – writer, journalist. Born: 1994. Education: Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism, specializing ...

Ukraine: Andrey Kurkov on Three Years of War

24 February 2025: Today marks three years since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has br...

Defending the Belarusian Language on International Mother Language Day

On February 21, the world observes International Mother Language Day. It was proclaimed by the General Conference of ...

International Mother Language Day 2025: Take Action for Andrzej Poczobut

“Andrzej Poczobut, a voice for the silenced, is paying a devastating price for his unwavering commitment to truth and...

Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, 2024

Since October 2019, PEN Belarus has been systematically collecting facts about violations of cultural rights and huma...

Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 February 2025)

As of 15 February 2025, at least 170 cultural figures, including not less than 36 People of Word, were not free – beh...

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...

Nastassia Maciaš (released on December 30, 2024)

Nastassia Maciaš is a philologist who edited Astrid Lindgren’s Karlsson on the Roof Belarusian translation, pub...

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...