Statements
Belarus: Four years of arbitrary detention – the crackdown on Viasna members must end
Four years after the detention of Viasna members Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic and Uladzimir Labkovich, the ...
Statement on recognition of Aleh Chamienka as a political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community In June 2025, Aleh Chamienka, a musician, teacher, and radio...
Identity on Trial: Persecution and Resistance – PEN International Case List 2025
“As the very principles of international human rights and humanitarian law are being increasingly questioned by gover...
“The verdict became the embodiment of the destructive policy of the Lukashenka regime”. A statement on the anniversary of the trial of Belarusian human rights defenders
On the anniversary of the sentence handed down to well-known human rights defenders Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefa...
International Mother Language Day 2025: Take Action for Andrzej Poczobut
“Andrzej Poczobut, a voice for the silenced, is paying a devastating price for his unwavering commitment to truth and...
Statement: Hate Speech and Ethnic Intolerance Are Unadmissable
[Pareiškimas lietuvių kalba yra čia] [Заява па-беларуску тут] We, PEN Belarus, and other human rights and cultural or...
Pareiškimas dėl neapykantos kalbos naudojimo ir nacionalinio nepakantumo nepriimtinumo
[The statement in English is here] [Заява па-беларуску тут] Mes, Baltarusių PEN centras ir kitos žmogaus teisių ir ku...
Statement on the recognition of journalist Ihar Iliyash as a political prisoner
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus November 22, 2024 It became known about the detention of journalis...
PEN Belarus Statement on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer
[БЕЛ] Заява Беларускага ПЭНа на Дзень пісьменніка ў няволі [PL] Oświadczenie Białoruskiego PEN z okazji Dnia Uwięzion...
Oświadczenie Białoruskiego PEN z okazji Dnia Uwięzionego Pisarza
[БЕЛ] Заява Беларускага ПЭНа на Дзень пісьменніка ў няволі [ENG] PEN Belarus Statement on the Day of the Imprisoned W...
Take Action for Kaciaryna Andrejeva (Bachvałava) (Belarus)
Name: Kaciaryna Andrejeva (Bachvałava) Occupation: Journalist, writer, poet Situation: Imprisoned #KaciarynaAndrejeva...
Belarus: Accountability for gross human rights violations four years on
Joint statement PEN International and PEN Belarus. ‘For the past four years, the Belarusian authorities have brutally...