Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – March 2024

This report collates information collected by the PEN Belarus’ monitoring group in January – March 2024 from open sources, through personal contacts, a...

Recommendations and best practices prepared by cultural organisations. April, 2024

[Беларуская версія] [Wersja polska] PEN Belarus prepared these recommendations With the assistance of: International Union of Belarusian Writers  Civic Cultu...

4 years of repression in Belarus in general and in the cultural sector: June 2020 – June 2024

(2020–2023) Detained and released without report Good it was just three days, not a fine Good there was no beating Good it was a fine, not 24 hours Good it w...

People of Word (38)

People of word - Belarusian writers, translators, and literary researchers, publicists, intellectuals, and those who create and expand culture, protect the w...

Monitoring violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – June 2024

The report is based on the information collected by the PEN Belarus monitors from open sources, through personal contacts and in direct communication with cu...

Protest against the persecution of the Freedom Day celebration participants

PEN Belarus protests and draws the international community’s attention to a new direction of repression against Belarusian civil society: persecution f...
Cultural rights

Monitoring violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – June 2024

The report is based on the information collected by the PEN Belarus monitors from open sources, through personal cont...
Survey of infringements of linguistic rights in Belarus for the period from January 1st, 2024 to June 30th, 2024
The association “International Union of Belarusian Writers” continues to monitor the state of the Belarusian language...
4 years of repression in Belarus in general and in the cultural sector: June 2020 – June 2024
(2020–2023) Detained and released without report Good it was just three days, not a fine Good there was no beating Go...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 July 2024)
As of 15 July 2024, at least 163 cultural figures, including not less than 38 People of the Word, were behind bars. M...
Protest against the persecution of the Freedom Day celebration participants
PEN Belarus protests and draws the international community’s attention to a new direction of repression against...
Creative Projects

Prints featuring Aleś Bialacki and Maksim Znak

May 21 – Day of Political Prisoners in Belarus. On this day three years ago, political prisoner and activist Vitold A...
Białoruska Nagroda im. Jerzego Giedroycia już wkrótce 25.11.2023
Białoruska Nagroda im. Jerzego Giedroycia to największa niezależna białoruska premia literacka, przyznawana od 2012 r...
PEN Belarus presents its latest research at the International Congress of Belarusian Studies
The International Congress of Belarusian Studies took place on September 22-24 in Gdansk. One of the most important o...
Solidarity
Statement on the recognition of 10 people as political prisoners
We demand the rehabilitation of 22 former political prisoners
Belarus: Accountability for gross human rights violations four years on
Political prisoner list in Belarus expanded by 10 names
The statement on the recognition of six people as political prisoners
The statement on the recognition of 12 people as political prisoners
Nicaragua: PEN International condemns growing wave of repression against journalists
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus on the recognition of seven political prisoners
Statement on recognition of 13 people as political prisoners