Cultural rights
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 (15-31 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...
Pareiškimas dėl neapykantos kalbos naudojimo ir nacionalinio nepakantumo nepriimtinumo
[The statement in English is here] [Заява па-беларуску тут] Mes, Baltarusių PEN centras ir kitos žmogaus teisių ir ku...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 December 2024)
As of 15 December 2024, at least 175 cultural figures, including not less than 39 People of Word, were not free – beh...
Self-censorship: an invisible form of repression (and a way of preserving belarusan culture)
Foreword: The voices of cultural workers from Belarus Introduction Self-censorship and creativity Self-censorship and...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 November 2024)
As of 30 November 2024, at least 176 cultural figures, including not less than 39 People of Word, were not free ̵...
Statement on the recognition of journalist Ihar Iliyash as a political prisoner
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus November 22, 2024 It became known about the detention of journalis...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 November 2024)
As of 15 November 2024, at least 170 cultural figures, including not less than 38 People of Word, were behind bars, a...
PEN Belarus Statement on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer
[БЕЛ] Заява Беларускага ПЭНа на Дзень пісьменніка ў няволі [PL] Oświadczenie Białoruskiego PEN z okazji Dnia Uwięzion...
Oświadczenie Białoruskiego PEN z okazji Dnia Uwięzionego Pisarza
[БЕЛ] Заява Беларускага ПЭНа на Дзень пісьменніка ў няволі [ENG] PEN Belarus Statement on the Day of the Imprisoned W...
Take Action for Kaciaryna Andrejeva (Bachvałava) (Belarus)
Name: Kaciaryna Andrejeva (Bachvałava) Occupation: Journalist, writer, poet Situation: Imprisoned #KaciarynaAndrejeva...