Cultural rights
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1–15 February 2026)
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Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, 2025
This report has been prepared based on consolidated information collected by PEN Belarus’ monitoring group from open ...
Film premiere! Belarus. Banned Books
The banning of books is not only an act of censorship, but also a violation of the right to freedom of expression and...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 January 2026)
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Survey of infringements of language rights in Belarus from July 1st to December 31st, 2025
The association “International Union of Belarusian Writers” continues to monitor the state of the Belarusian language...
Exhibition “Belarus: Voices of Banned Books”
Why are books banned in Belarus, who assesses their “harmfulness,” and how does the censorship mechanism work overall...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 January 2026)
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Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 December 2025)
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The statement on the recognition of Valery Pazniakievič and eight other people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community December 22, 2025 The Belarusian human rights community note...
Statement by the human rights coalition on the forced expulsion from the Republic of Belarus of persons released as a result of pardon
In connection with the intensifying practice of forced expulsion from Belarus of pardoned political prisoners, which ...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 December 2025)
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Statement by PEN Belarus on the Release of Political Prisoners
14 December 2025: PEN Belarus welcomes the news of the release of 123 political prisoners from Belarusian prisons, wh...