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Georgia: Poet and translator Zviad Ratiani sentenced to prison
PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about poet and translator Zviad Ratiani. ‘Zviad Ratnani has been...
PEN Belarus stands in solidarity with the Lithuanian cultural community
PEN Belarus stands in solidarity with the Lithuanian cultural community in its fight for democratic principles and fr...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 September 2025)
As of 30 September 2025, at least 151 cultural figures, including 33 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in...
“Empty Chairs” at the 91st PEN International Congress
PEN International has a tradition of “Empty Chairs” for those whose voices cannot be heard but must be. During meetin...
Türkiye: PEN member Joakim Medin to be tried in absentia
PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about PEN member Joakim Medin. By prosecuting Joakim Medin in ab...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 September 2025)
As of 15 September 2025, at least 150 cultural figures, including 33 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in...
Belarus: Writers released and forced into exile
‘While we rejoice at the sight of Belarusian writers walking free after experiencing immense suffering, we utterly co...
Ihar Iljaš
Journalist, philosopher and writer.
Six imprisoned Writers Have Been Released!
On 11 September, 52 political prisoners (including 14 foreign citizens), were freed and forcibly taken out of Belarus...
Zmicier Daškievič (released on September 11, 2025)
Publicist, writer.
Statement on the death of political prisoner Andrei Padniabenny behind bars
Joint statement by the human rights community of Belarus As it became known, on September 3, 2025, 36-year-old politi...
Łarysa Ščyrakova (released on September 11, 2025)
Journalist, local historian, documentary filmmaker, popularizer of history and culture.