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Poland: Anti-SLAPP Act is welcome improvement for writers

PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International and Polish PEN about Anti-SLAPP Act. ‘For years, SLAPPs have emo...

25 Years Disappeared: Proof of Life Now

18 September 2026 will mark 25 years since 12 Eritrean writers and journalists were arrested for peacefully expressin...

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...

Italy: Roberto Saviano cleared of defaming Italian Deputy Prime Minister

PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about Roberto Saviano. ‘PEN International welcomes the court’s v...

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...

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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Georgia: Latest wave of arrests condemned

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