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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...

Press freedom report: increasingly hostile environment for journalism in Europe

PEN Belarus joins the report of PEN International about increasingly hostile environment for journalism in Europe. 3 ...

Prints featuring Kaciaryna Andrejeva, Vacłaŭ Areška and Dzmitryj Hałavač

March 3 – World Writers’ Day. On this day, we are publishing prints featuring Belarusian political prisoners – impris...

Ukraine: Volodymyr Yermolenko on Life During the War | Walls of Life

24 February 2026: Today marks four years since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to ...

Türkiye: Release Furkan Karabay from house arrest

PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about journalist and author Furkan Karabay. ‘That Furkan Karabay...

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Jeśli pracujesz w Polsce i płacisz tu podatki (niezależnie od swojego obywatelstwa), możesz przekazać część swojego p...

Georgia: Latest wave of arrests condemned

PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about Georgia. ‘The Georgian people have the right to peacefully...

Türkiye: PEN member Merdan Yanardağ held on espionage charges

PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about PEN member Merdan Yanardağ. ‘By arresting PEN member Merda...

Belarus: UN submission highlights brutal crackdown on cultural rights

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

Critical Junctures: PEN International’s report exposes threats to artistic expression in Poland

“Critical Junctures is a vital record of the pressures facing Poland’s writers, journalists, and cultural actors over...

Georgia: Poet and translator Zviad Ratiani sentenced to prison

PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about poet and translator Zviad Ratiani. ‘Zviad Ratnani has been...

PEN Belarus stands in solidarity with the Lithuanian cultural community

PEN Belarus stands in solidarity with the Lithuanian cultural community in its fight for democratic principles and fr...