PEN Belarus’s analytical products
Monitoring and thematic reviews of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. The materials we provide facilitate a comprehensive assessment of the situation over a prolonged period, helping to identify key trends and offering statistical data on infringements of rights, the number of political prisoners, criminal charges, and other legal actions taken against cultural figures, as well as other relevant details.
LitMap – 2025: the territory of words, the energy of voices, the constellation of personalities
PEN Belarus has explored the literary map of the diaspora. Which countries and cities are marked there? What organiza...
Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – March 2025
This report is based on aggregated information collected by the PEN Belarus monitoring group during the first three m...
Defending the Belarusian Language on International Mother Language Day
On February 21, the world observes International Mother Language Day. It was proclaimed by the General Conference of ...
Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, 2024
Since October 2019, PEN Belarus has been systematically collecting facts about violations of cultural rights and huma...
Violations of the rights of representatives of national minorities in Belarus (2020–2024)
Trends in State Cultural Policy (2020–2024) leading to violations of cultural and other rights of citizens belonging ...
Self-censorship: an invisible form of repression (and a way of preserving Belarusian culture)
Foreword: The voices of cultural workers from Belarus Introduction Self-censorship and creativity Self-censorship and...
Monitoring violations of cultural and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – September 2024
The report is based on the information collected by the PEN Belarus monitors from open sources (89% of facts), throug...
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...
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...
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 op...
Recommendations and best practices prepared by cultural organisations. April, 2024
[Беларуская версія] [Wersja polska] PEN Belarus prepared these recommendations With the assistance of: International ...
Rekomendacje i najlepsze praktyki przygotowane przez organizacje kulturalne. Kwiecień 2024
[Беларуская версія] [English version] PEN Belarus przygotował niniejsze rekomendacje We współpracy z: Międzynarodowym...