Cultural rights

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...

Monitoring violations of cultural and human rights of cultural workers. Belarus, January – September 2024

The report is based on the information collected by the PEN Belarus monitors from open sources (89% of facts), throug...

Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 October 2024)

As of 31 October 2024, at least 168 cultural figures, including not less than 38 People of Word, were behind bars. Jo...

Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 October 2024)

As of 15 October 2024, at least 165 cultural figures, including not less than 37 People of Word, were behind bars. Th...

Banned books

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