Cultural rights
Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – March 2026
This report draws on data collected by the PEN Belarus monitoring group from open sources, individual contacts, and p...
Freedom for Andrzej Poczobut must lead to more releases
‘Andrzej Poczobut spent over five years in prison in Belarus simply for daring to speak truth to power. That he was r...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 April 2026)
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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)
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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)
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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...