Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 August 2025)
As of 31 August 2025, at least 160 cultural figures, including 41 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in ho...
Torture and discrimination against women in Belarus: “Legal Initiative” appeals to CEDAW to initiate an investigation
The Belarusian human rights organization Legal Initiative has submitted an official request to the UN Committee on th...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 August 2025)
As of 15 August 2025, at least 158 cultural figures, including 41 writers, were not free – either imprisoned or in ho...
Belarus: Five years of relentless crackdown on cultural rights
‘Belarusian culture, language and identity have come under sustained onslaught over the past five years. It is high t...
UPR-2025: Joint submission by PEN Belarus, PEN International, PEN America
Download the UPR submission in pdf Joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the Republic of Belarus by PE...
“Everyone must strengthen the potential for resistance”: a photo report from the meeting with Svetlana Alexievich
A meeting with Svetlana Alexievich in Warsaw brought together about 500 people—those inspired by the word and searchi...
Svetlana Alexievich: Pain is not the ultimate meaning. It is only the beginning
In our conversation, the writer returns to the image of the “red man” and the tragedy of generations, reflecting on p...
Warsztat Tłumaczeniowy – pierwsze spotkanie na żywo w Warszawie!
To w końcu się wydarzy! Po serii zajęć online przenosimy się do rzeczywistości i spotykamy offline! Jeśli jesteś tłum...