Cultural rights
Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – June 2025
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Banned books
I. Literature included in the ‘extremist materials’ list in Belarus We include here selected works of fic...
Participation in Cultural Life as an Offence. Belarusian Civil Society Report on Sustainable Development Goals Implementation
These days, Belarus is presenting its report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the United Nations High-L...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 July 2025)
As of 15 July 2025, at least 156 cultural figures, including 39 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in home...
Survey of infringements of linguistic rights in Belarus for the period from January 1st, 2025 to June 30th, 2025
The association “International Union of Belarusian Writers” continues to monitor the state of the Belarusian language...
Belarus: Four years of arbitrary detention – the crackdown on Viasna members must end
Four years after the detention of Viasna members Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic and Uladzimir Labkovich, the ...
Statement on recognition of Aleh Chamienka as a political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community In June 2025, Aleh Chamienka, a musician, teacher, and radio...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 June 2025)
As of 30 June 2025, at least 156 cultural figures, including 38 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in home...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 June 2025)
As of 15 June 2025, at least 159 cultural figures, including 37 writers, were not free – imprisoned or in home confin...
Report of Belarusian NGOs and the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions on human rights in Belarus in the sphere of labor for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
The coalition of Belarusian NGOs and the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions presented an analytical repor...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 May 2025)
As of 31 May 2025, at least 154 cultural figures, including 36 writers, were not free – imprisoned or in home confine...
LitMap – 2025: the territory of words, the energy of voices, the constellation of personalities
PEN Belarus has explored the literary map of the diaspora. Which countries and cities are marked there? What organiza...