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Türkiye: Alarming crackdown on peaceful expression condemned
PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about the brutal onslaught on peaceful expression in Türkiye. “P...
Statement of the Human Rights House Tbilisi and its Member Organizations
PEN Belarus stands in solidarity with the Human Rights House Tbilisi. Statement of the Human Rights House Tbilisi and...
Appeal by the International Civil Society in Support of Serbian Academia and Civil Society Actors
We express our deepest concern over the violent incidents during the student-led protests in Belgrade, where peaceful...
Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance – PEN International Case List 2025
“As the very principles of international human rights and humanitarian law are being increasingly questioned by gover...
Warsztat Tłumaczeniowy – pierwsze spotkanie na żywo w Warszawie!
To w końcu się wydarzy! Po serii zajęć online przenosimy się do rzeczywistości i spotykamy offline! Jeśli jesteś tłum...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 March 2025)
As of 15 March 2025, at least 168 cultural figures, including not less than 36 writers, were not free – imprisoned or...
Ihar Iljaš
Born on 18 July 1988. Journalist, a philosopher by education, co-author of the documentary book Belarusian Donbas (K....
International Women’s Day 2025: Take Action for Amanda Echanis (Philippines)
“Amanda Echanis represents the strength of women who bravely speak out against injustice. Her detention is a stark re...
Banned books
Literature included in the ‘extremist materials’ list in Belarus: No. / Title of the book or work / Court...
“The verdict became the embodiment of the destructive policy of the Lukashenka regime”. A statement on the anniversary of the trial of Belarusian human rights defenders
On the anniversary of the sentence handed down to well-known human rights defenders Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefa...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-28 February 2025)
As of 28 February 2025, at least 170 cultural figures, including not less than 36 People of Word, were not free – beh...
Palina Pitkievič
Palina Pitkievič – writer, journalist. Born: 1994. Education: Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism, specializing ...