Cultural rights

Literature included in the ‘extremist materials’ list in Belarus: (Here we include works of fiction, hist...

As of 15 May 2025, at least 152 cultural figures, including 35 writers, were not free – imprisoned or in home confine...

This report is based on aggregated information collected by the PEN Belarus monitoring group during the first three m...

As of 30 April 2025, at least 163 cultural figures, including not less than 35 writers, were not free – imprisoned or...

As of 15 April 2025, at least 165 cultural figures, including not less than 36 writers, were not free – imprisoned or...

A coalition of Belarusian NGOs has submitted a joint report on Belarus’s fulfillment of its human rights obligations ...

As of 31 March 2025, at least 165 cultural figures, including not less than 36 writers, were not free – imprisoned or...

As of 15 March 2025, at least 168 cultural figures, including not less than 36 writers, were not free – imprisoned or...

As of 28 February 2025, at least 170 cultural figures, including not less than 36 People of Word, were not free – beh...

On February 21, the world observes International Mother Language Day. It was proclaimed by the General Conference of ...

“Andrzej Poczobut, a voice for the silenced, is paying a devastating price for his unwavering commitment to truth and...

Since October 2019, PEN Belarus has been systematically collecting facts about violations of cultural rights and huma...