Cultural rights

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...

Banned books

Literature included in the ‘extremist materials’ list in Belarus: No. / Title of the book or work / Court...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...