Cultural rights

This material has been prepared based on summarised information collected by the Belarusian PEN monitoring group from...

As of 31 October 2025, at least 154 cultural figures, including 33 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in h...

30 October 2025 – As the human rights record of Belarus comes under review at the United Nations on 3 November 2025, ...

As of 15 October 2025, at least 153 cultural figures, including 33 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in h...

As of 30 September 2025, at least 151 cultural figures, including 33 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in...

As of 15 September 2025, at least 150 cultural figures, including 33 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in...

‘While we rejoice at the sight of Belarusian writers walking free after experiencing immense suffering, we utterly co...

On 11 September, 52 political prisoners (including 14 foreign citizens), were freed and forcibly taken out of Belarus...

Joint statement by the human rights community of Belarus As it became known, on September 3, 2025, 36-year-old politi...

Introduction Repression against the free Belarusian book: a five-year overview Persecution of writers: statistics The...

As of 31 August 2025, at least 160 cultural figures, including 41 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in ho...

The Belarusian human rights organization Legal Initiative has submitted an official request to the UN Committee on th...