Cultural rights
Writers Under Siege: Defying Silence – PEN International Case List 2026
“When literary heritage and expression are attacked, our capacity to develop the narratives and ideas necessary to un...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 April 2026)
To report a violation (including confidentially) or to correct data presented in the report, please contact us at dap...
Statement by the Human Rights Coalition regarding the designation of PEN Belarus, Human Constanta, and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee as extremist formations
In light of the intensifying practice of designating Belarusian human rights organizations as extremist formations, w...
Statement by a Human Rights Coalition on the Arbitrary Invalidation of Passports of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus
In light of emerging reports that the authorities have arbitrarily declared invalid the passports of former political...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 March 2026)
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Belarus: Immediately release all those still unjustly imprisoned
‘PEN members around the world have actively campaigned for the release of Kaciaryna Andrejeva and Valeryja Kaściuhova...
Statement on the Systemic Persecution in the Book Sector and the Designation of Literary Organisations as “Extremist Formations”
PEN Belarus, along with the human rights and cultural community, strongly condemns the current large-scale repression...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 March 2026)
To report a violation (including confidentially) or to correct data presented in the report, please contact us at dap...
International Women’s Day 2026: Take Action for Valeryja Kaściuhova (Belarus)
8 March 2026: Writer, editor and political scientist Valeryja Kaściuhova is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Home...
PEN Belarus Designated an “Extremist Formation”!
The Belarusian authorities continue the systematic destruction of the independent cultural space. On 16 February 2026...
Prints featuring Kaciaryna Andrejeva, Vacłaŭ Areška and Dzmitryj Hałavač
March 3 – World Writers’ Day. On this day, we are publishing prints featuring Belarusian political prisoners – impris...
Belarus: Statement on the systematic confiscation and destruction of manuscripts by prison authorities
In Belarus, prison authorities systematically confiscate and destroy the literary manuscripts and letters of those im...